Topic: Lindsay Halligan

A constitutional lawyer and former JAG officer provides an analysis of US Code 2387, the "anti-Tokyo Rose" statute, which prohibits fomenting insubordination among military members. The legal theory explores whether Senator Mark Kelly could be recalled to active duty for prosecution under UCMJ articles regarding conduct unbecoming of an officer, though a conviction is deemed unlikely due to the political fallout it would cause.

Federal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James are dismissed after a judge ruled that prosecutor Lindsay Halligan was illegally appointed. The dismissal "without prejudice" allows the Department of Justice to potentially refile the charges, which were initially brought amid claims of vindictive prosecution.