Litigator Libations
Updates and tips on defensive litigation in military justice including discussing recent appellate decisions and providing advocacy tips.
Podcasting since 2021 • 93 episodes
Litigator Libations
Latest Episodes
93 - U.S. v. Saul; U.S. v. Navarro-Aguirre; and U.S. v. George
In today's episode we say farewell to long-time host Darrel Johnson and officially welcome our new hosts, Sam Castanien and Trevor Ward! In so doing, we discuss United States v. Saul & United States v. Navarro-Aguire, two cases that s...
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Season 4
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Episode 93
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28:53
92 - US v Patterson; US v Dillenburger; and Reverse 404(b)
In this week's episode we discuss one CAAF case, one N-MCCA case, and the reversing the script on MRE 404(b). The CAAF case is United States v. Patterson, where CAAF declines to second guess the AFCCA on factual sufficiency because it is ...
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Season 4
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Episode 92
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40:54
91 - US v Johnson; US v. Thomas; and Objecting to the Permissive Inference
In today's episode we discuss two cases from the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces: United States v. Johnson, which cements the conclusion that military appellate courts will not correct an erroneous indorsement to the Statement of Tr...
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Season 4
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Episode 91
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25:12
90 - U.S. v. Taylor; U.S. v. Harborth; and Considering "or" in Specifications
In this week's (lengthy) episode we discuss United States v. Taylor, which deals with the statutory requirements that must be satisfied when involuntarily recalling a reserve member to active duty for purposes of court-martial (and how they dif...
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Season 4
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Episode 90
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46:26
89 - United States v. Brinkman-Coronel and MRE 513 and Family Advocacy Records
This week we discuss United States v. Brinkman-Coronel, where the CAAF acknowledges that cellular phones are unique under the Supreme Court's Fourth Amendment analysis, but then presses on to treat third party consent to the ...
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Season 4
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Episode 89
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26:05