Jordan Allen

2 weeks ago | lawfaremedia.org | Jordan Allen

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth recently fired the judge advocates general (JAGs) leading the Air Force and Army. He also commissioned his personal lawyer, former Naval Officer Timothy Parlatore, as a Navy commander in the JAG Corps. Parlatore, who spent a year on President Trump’s legal defense team between terms, is perhaps most notable for his involvement in the defense of Navy Seal Eddie Gallagher in his court-martial for the murder of an ISIS prisoner of war.

1 month ago | lawfaremedia.org | Jordan Allen |Neil Noronha |Tanner Wilburn

Published by The Lawfare Institute in Cooperation With In its first few days, the Trump administration has garnered significant attention over its executive actions related to appointments and removal of federal staff, such as the executive order on “Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies.” In response to the orders, various plaintiffs have filed lawsuits—including Storch v. Hegseth and New Mexico v.

Oct 31, 2024 | lawfaremedia.org | Jordan Allen |Brad Carney |Simone Oberschmied

In April 2004, images from Abu Ghraib prison surfaced, depicting U.S. military personnel severely mistreating Iraqi detainees. Now, 20 years later, the consequences of these actions are still being addressed in court. Most recently, a trial against CACI Premier Technology, Inc. (CACI), a contractor that provided interrogation services to the U.S. military at Abu Ghraib, ended on May 2 in a mistrial.