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To: William Tell

I’ll tell you again: You do not know what you are talking about. The Supreme Court is not in the chain of Command.


607 posted on 04/12/2010 6:27:12 AM PDT by verity (Obama Lies)
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To: verity
verity said: "I’ll tell you again: You do not know what you are talking about. The Supreme Court is not in the chain of Command."

It's not a question of "chain of command". It is a question of "appellate jurisdiction".

"The Supreme Court of the United States has discretion under 28 U.S.C. § 1259 to review cases under the UCMJ on direct appeal where the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces has conducted a mandatory review (death penalty and certified cases), granted discretionary review of a petition, or otherwise granted relief. "

The Supreme Court has the authority to review courts-martial and to consider the lawfulness of a military order. As with most cases submitted to the Supreme Court, unlike most lower courts, the Supreme Court may refuse to hear a case without comment.

629 posted on 04/12/2010 10:16:46 AM PDT by William Tell
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