The Supreme Court Spurns the GI.

Argues that the Burger Supreme Court in the U.S. has taken a backward step in the development of the constitutional rights of servicemen and women accused of crime, by reflecting on the court case Gosa v. Mayden. Speculation whether the decision that military courts have jurisdiction over crimes which are service-related, and not over civilian-type offenses, is to be applied retroactively; Importance of retroactivity in conceptual law; Details of the Gosa v. Mayden case.