Summary
What we learned is that even with military rules and court opinions requiring the military to keep its court proceedings open, practically speaking, it is very difficult for others to learn what is going on. Without comprehensive docketing systems in place to let the public know the criminal charges members of the military are facing, they cannot learn important details about the proceedings or, more importantly, protect charged servicepersons against abuses of the system.
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Consistently Inconsistent
They have the records ... or they don't. They aren't meant to be released to the public ... or they are, but you can't get a hard copy.
Trying to get access to military court dockets - or find out if they exist in the first place - is exhausting. ...See the full content of this document
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