Since publishing our white paper on DoD “arrests,” greater attention is being paid to the issue. MNB Meridian Law was recently quoted in Stars and Stripes about DoD Titling, confirming the impact this rampant issue is having current and former Se…
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Titling is the recording (indexing) of the subject (suspect) of an investigation in the title block of an ROI at the beginning of the investigation. “[T]he primary purpose of titling and indexing subjects of criminal investigations is to ensure tha…
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 21, 2023 – On the November 8th, 2023, the Secretary of the Navy issued clarifying guidance that Sailors assigned to ships in the yards (or not a current operational asset) may now request a court-martial in lieu…
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 15, 2023 – With no fanfare the Department of Defense reissued DoD Instruction 5505.07 (Titling and Indexing by DoD Law Enforcement Activities) (dated 23 Aug 23) directing the Military Services to create and publ…
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 9, 2023 – The titling issue Army Staff Sergeant Rosales faces is an all-too-common occurrence that affects tens of thousands of Service members. Titling by the Military Criminal Investigative Organizations (MCIO…
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Unknown to many Servicemembers is the dual justice system in the military. Administrative justice allows the military to “punish” Servicemembers for the rest of their lives. An excellent example is two Marines recently acquitted of all but one le…
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 22, 2023 – On June 8, 2023, the Department of Defense released its August 2022 Internal Review Team on Racial Disparities in the Investigative and Military Justice Systems (the “IRT Report”) report to the Deputy…
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 8, 2023 – There was once an extraordinary publication, the Army’s Administrative and Civil Law Handbook, DA Pamphlet (DA PAM) 27-21) produced by the United States Army Judge Advocate Generals Corps that provided a…
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We agree completely with Robert Berg’s conclusions. Army commanders – all of the Military Departments really, are abandoning due process in an effort to make it easier to punish Service members. Administrative punishment, which has no civilian eq…
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 19, 2023. Let me repeat that Soldier — You. Can. Be. Reduced. To. E1. Without. A. Trial. If you are eligible for retirement and facing allegations of misconduct and an administrative separation board (and you are…
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