The final step needed to change the Uniform Code of Military Justice under the law was a presidential executive order. Lawmakers directed Biden to issue it by December 2023.

The final step needed to change the Uniform Code of Military Justice under the law was a presidential executive order. Lawmakers directed Biden to issue it by December 2023.

The largest overhaul of the Uniform Code of Military Justice since its creation in 1950 removes commanders’ authority over cases of sexual assault and a handful of other high-profile crimes.

President Biden on Friday is poised to sign a new executive order that will clear the way for major changes to the Uniform Code of Military Justice for the first time in decades, taking authority ...

The United States military is this year executing the most historic and transformative change to military justice since the creation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice in 1950. On Dec. 28 ...

President Joe Biden on Friday ordered a historic change to the Uniform Code of Military Justice by transferring key decision-making authorities outside the military chain of command in cases of ...

Biden signs an executive order changing the military code of justice for sexual assault victims FILE - The seal of the Department of Defense is seen on the podium at the Pentagon, Sept. 27, 2022 ...

Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., spearheaded efforts to alter the Uniform Code of Military Justice to make it fairer for victims of sexual assault, arguing that colonels, captains, generals and ...

These charges will be sent to an Article 32, Uniform Code of Military Justice hearing "where a neutral and detached officer will examine whether the evidence is sufficient to refer the charges to ...

A White House official made clear Friday that Biden's move does not apply to Uniform Code of Military Justice offenses, meaning service members charged under military law for similar crimes would ...

Our military and military justice system should not be used as a tool to score political points, according to retired U.S. Army colonel Lisa Schenck, who has over 30 years of experience with the ...