Senate Passes Military Sexual Assault Bill Scrapping ‘Good Soldier Defense’ | Talking Points Memo

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill late Monday making big changes in the military justice system to deal with sexual assault, including scrapping the nearly century-old practice of using a “good soldier defense” to raise doubts that a crime has been committed.


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