Salil Tripathi
@saliltripathi.bsky.social
Writer of books / drinker of coffee / hater of cilantro /
Senior advisor - @ihrb.bsky.social / Senior associate - @cisl.cam.ac.uk / Contributing editor - @indexoncensorship.org, Singapore Unbound / Board member - PENinternational.bsky.social
Senior advisor - @ihrb.bsky.social / Senior associate - @cisl.cam.ac.uk / Contributing editor - @indexoncensorship.org, Singapore Unbound / Board member - PENinternational.bsky.social
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Any attempt to court martial a political critic for a factual statement is an outrage. But the way Kelly et al made their intervention not ideal & potentially dangerous. No good telling troops they can refuse illegal orders without explaining risks of doing so & complexities of judging lawfulness.
November 25, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Any attempt to court martial a political critic for a factual statement is an outrage. But the way Kelly et al made their intervention not ideal & potentially dangerous. No good telling troops they can refuse illegal orders without explaining risks of doing so & complexities of judging lawfulness.
Reposted by Salil Tripathi
The question of recognising unlawful orders is not simple and is fraught with danger. There are few modern precedents. sites.duke.edu/lawfire/2024...
Yes, the law of military orders matters, and here’s how
In recent weeks, professors from four U.S. military institutions have expounded on what is in essence the law of military orders (even if they don’t acknowledge it as such). Decide for yours…
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November 25, 2025 at 6:40 AM
The question of recognising unlawful orders is not simple and is fraught with danger. There are few modern precedents. sites.duke.edu/lawfire/2024...
Reposted by Salil Tripathi
Reposted by Salil Tripathi
This is like one of those dreams where you show up to take your SAT, but it turns out that the test was yesterday, and there are no more tests being conducted before college admissions deadlines.
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"As he addressed Halligan, the judge declared he 'just wanted to make sure' that indictment had never been seen by the full grand jury.
"Halligan confirmed that it had not. She then sat down after speaking for less than a minute."
"Halligan confirmed that it had not. She then sat down after speaking for less than a minute."
November 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
This is like one of those dreams where you show up to take your SAT, but it turns out that the test was yesterday, and there are no more tests being conducted before college admissions deadlines.
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