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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
imageNational 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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