What happens if Trump gives the military an unlawful order?

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As the United States stumbles ever closer to a moment in which soldiers perform military operations on U.S. streets, the question that becomes more salient by the hour is whether and how a military order is considered lawful, what to do when an order from the commander in chief conflicts directly with the Constitution, and to whom one might turn if one sought clarification on such matters. A military that either cannot or will not advise its members that they have an obligation to understand the law is a military in crisis. On this week’s episode of Amicus , Dahlia Lithwick spoke to two longtime experts on military law who are raising the alarm about the dangers