It appears that the Supreme Court wholeheartedly endorses the idea that combat veterans suffering from PTSD should be afforded the opportunity to present mitigating evidence of their military service and resulting PTSD, at least during the penalty phase of a death penalty trial (failure to present evidence of PTSD and military service constituted ineffective assistance…
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Congratulations, Tammy. Read Senator Durbin’s press release, courtesy of the Sun Times
At long last, it appears that Tammy Duckworth will be confirmed by the US Senate. “A U.S. Senate committee has approved Tammy Duckworth’s nomination to a top job in the federal Department of Veterans Affairs. The full Senate must now approve her appointment before she takes the job. Duckworth, of Hoffman Estates, saw her nomination…
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Two representatives of The John Marshall Law School Veterans Legal Support Center & Clinic (VLSC) were in Washington today, supporting the nomination of L. Tammy Duckworth to serve as assistant secretary of Veterans Affairs for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs before the U.S. Senate’s Veterans Affairs Committee. John Marshall Visiting Professor Joseph Butler (JD ’95), director…
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