NORFOLK, Va. — The Pentagon has reneged on its agreement to reopen a vast records database that helps service members who are appealing a less-than-honorable discharge, a veterans group said Tuesday. [more]
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Air Force veterans who dealt with a Cold War-era atomic accident in Spain have won the right to sue collectively for health benefits — but not before many had lost battles with cancer or other ailments. [more]
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A federal appeals court heard arguments on Monday in a legal challenge to the fees the government charges for access to online court records. [more]
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The federal judiciary charges 10 cents per page to pull up court files from its online record repository. The fees can add up quickly, and users must consider whether each click to view a public record is worth the cost. [more]
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Three nonprofits will ask the Federal Circuit next week to consider a Goldilocks question: whether fees the government charges to access court records are too high, too low, or just right. [more]
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The Pentagon will reopen a records database that helps service members who are appealing a less-than-honorable discharge, a veterans group said Friday. [more]
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The Pentagon will reopen a records database that helps service members who are appealing a less-than-honorable discharge, a veterans group said Friday. [more]
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The Pentagon is settling a lawsuit with a veterans group that claimed it was illegally withholding records from the public. DoD has agreed to a series of steps that will make past decisions from the boards that handle requests to correct records available on a public website. [more]
Released 1/23/20 | Tags:
The Pentagon will again make public the decisions of the boards responsible for reviewing the dismissals of military personnel seeking to upgrade their discharges or correct their military records. [more]
Released 1/22/20 | Tags:
The military has failed to meet deadlines set by Congress for rulings on veterans' requests to correct records blocking them from receiving benefits, according to a federal class-action lawsuit filed last month. [more]
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