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Why soldiers can't claim conscientious objection if ordered to suppress protests

  • Written by Dwight Stirling, Lecturer in Law, University of Southern California
Why soldiers can't claim conscientious objection if ordered to suppress protestsNational Guard members and protesters in Tulsa, Oklahoma, June 20, 2020. Seth Herald/AFP via Getty Images

President Trump’s order that National Guard should “dominate” the streets of Washington, D.C., during recent protests troubled at least a few of the men and women compelled to do the dominating.

Most of the 84,000 Guard members...

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