Supreme Court Undoes Statute of Limitations for Rape in the Military
Posted on AllSides December 14th, 2020
From The Right
The Supreme Court unanimously restored the convictions of three male U.S. Air Force members for rape under military law after an appeals court threw out the verdicts because they took place after a supposed statute of limitations had expired under military law.
The 8–0 ruling on Dec. 10 was a victory for the Trump administration.
Eight justices, instead of the usual nine, heard oral arguments Oct. 13 in the case known as U.S. v. Briggs, which was consolidated and heard with other cases. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had died on...
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