The Trump administration's assignment of military lawyers to help the Department of Justice prosecute civilians for offenses unrelated to the military cannot be prevented by a court as it does not violate federal law, a Minnesota judge ruled on Friday.
While JAG lawyers historically have prosecuted crimes with a clear military connection, experts say the way the Trump administration is deploying them to handle cases enters new legal territory with no clear-cut answer.
-- Minnesota Star Tribune (@startribune.com) Apr 5, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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