The Navy’s top lawyer unlawfully scuttled a SEAL’s case, court rules

Politics especially have no place in any Court Martial or any other court proceeding for that matter. Undue Command influence has always been a no no, that cannot be allowed to exist. The Court Martial proceeding depend on their clear independent ability to function and examine the facts associated with each case to come up with a fair and accurate verdict. Above the regular local Post or base court Martial level is a Court of Military review and also a Court of Military appeals. Even beyond those levels the US Supreme Court can make ruling if a case arrives in front of them. This case it seems proves why those levels of review or appeal are needed. It seems that the Court of Military appeals made the ruling and corrected this wrong.