Security Clearance Guideline B: Foreign Influence  The Security Adjudicative Guidelines (often referred to collectively as “The Guidelines”) are outlined in Security Executive Agent Directive 4 (SEAD 4). They have been adopted within the U.S. Government as the primary source for determining security clearance eligibility. Guideline B of the security clearance Guidelines specifically addresses concerns surrounding …

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Responding to a Security Clearance Statement of Reasons (SOR) handling security clearancecases since 2009 A Statement of Reasons (SOR) is a document informing a security clearance applicant or holder that a preliminary decision has been made to deny or revoke a security clearance. This Article focuses heavily on Department of Defense (DoD) contractor Industrial Security …

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Korody Law has defended sexual assault cases at court-martial and in state courts.  Both the military and state courts have been forced to pursue sexual assault cases that they would not have pursued 10 or 15 years ago because of the political pressures related to sexual assault and sexual harassment and the victims’ rights movement.  …

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Do police have a right to stop me if I have done nothing wrong? Whether the police have a right to stop you depends not on what you know but on what the police believe.  Obviously the police can stop you if you have committed a traffic violation or a crime a in their presence.  …

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In this video, Attorney Patrick Korody, former Navy JAG who currently practices criminal defense and military defense, discusses how DNA Evidence is used in criminal and military cases.  DNA evidence is often admitted during state, federal, and military trials to prove crimes were committed by the defendant.  DNA evidence has been a very large part …

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How to FightEnlisted Administrative Separation what is an enlisted administrative separation board? An enlisted administrative separation board (also called a chapter board or adsep hearing) is a formal legal proceeding where a hearing panel of three members determines whether the military member should be separated from the military service. The board normally takes place in …

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A Guide to NCIS Interrogations Established in 2015 18+ years military law experience In this video, Military Defense Attorney Patrick Korody will explain what happens when a military member is ordered to report to NCIS or a similar military law enforcement agency (CID, OSI, CGIS). Mr. Korody discusses the process that occurs during a NCIS …

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Controlled Calls By Military Law Enforcement 18+ years of military law experience In this video Military Defense Attorney Patrick Korody discusses the investigative technique where military law enforcement calls or texts a suspect while recording the call/text in order to obtain admissions and confessions.

The Expansion of “Routine Booking Questions” The “Routine Booking question” exception permits the police during custodial interviews to ask certain information about the suspect so that they can identify him or her and ensure his or her safety while in police custody. In Pennsylvania v. Muniz, 496 U.S. 582 (1990), the United States Supreme Court, …

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10 U.S. Code § 1567a is titled “Mandatory notification of issuance of military protective order to civilian law enforcement.” This provision was enacted as part of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act in response to reports that civilian law enforcement were unaware of and could not enforce military protective orders (MPOs) issued by military commanders.  …

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