Michael J. Lebowitz (born August 21, 1977) is a

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, attorney and expert in the field of military law and

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. Along with being an advocate for veterans' issues, he has published a number of legal articles on

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issues pertaining to the military as well as the field of national security and war crimes.Terrorist Speech: Detained Propagandists and the Issue of Extraterritorial Application of the First Amendment https://litigation-essentials.lexisnexis.com/webcd/app?action=DocumentDisplay&crawlid=1&doctype=cite&docid=9+First+Amend.+L.+Rev.+573&srctype=smi&srcid=3B15&key=1bd35066d1029163f2596c5b602da16bThe Cyber-Enemy: Using the Military Justice System to Prosecute Organized Computer Attackers http://illinoisjltp.com/journal/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Lebowitz.pdfA Question of Allegiance: Choosing Between Dueling Versions of ‘Aiding the Enemy’ During War Crimes Prosecution http://www.afjag.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-111121-039.pdf In 2009, he became a prosecutor in the Military Commission for the terrorism and war crimes suspects detained in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.Detailing Memorandum United States v. Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, et al http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2012/04/17/10/57/1174fl.So.56.pdfAbout the 9/11 War Crimes Trial http://www.miamiherald.com/2008/02/27/v-fullstory/436366/about-the-911-war-crimes-trial.html

Background

Born in

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, Lebowitz has a journalism degree from

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(1999) and a

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degree from

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(2003). In 2005–2006, he served in Iraq as a Pathfinder with the

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, where he helped capture foreign fighters. After returning from Iraq, he began advocating on behalf of military families and veterans. Lebowitz continues to serve as a military lawyer in the

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of the

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Military law

Lebowitz is an attorney in the field of military law and specializes in military free speech where he served as defense counsel in a number of cases where uniformed personnel faced discipline for speech-related activities. Lebowitz has worked on trials involving military freedom and expression. He lectures on the subject and is asked to serve as a media resource on the impact technology continues to play in the field of military free speech. More recently, he has written on the subject of war crimes and national security, and has served as a war crimes prosecutor at Guantanamo Bay.

Political activities

Lebowitz is a founder of the

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, an organization originally created in 2008 as an advocacy forum for military families and veterans. This

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organization professes to offer common-sense approaches to government, rather than

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. In March 2010, the Modern Whig Party was named by ''

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'' as among the "top 10 most popular political movements worldwide". Since 2009, Lebowitz ceased activity with the organization upon entering government service.

References

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