United States v. New

*97Chief Judge CRAWFORD

delivered the opinion of the Court.

INDEX

FACTS 97

DISCUSSION 98

I. Denial of a Challenge for Cause 98

II. Consideration of the Legality of an Order as a Question of Law 100

III. Legality of the Order 106

IV. Application of the Political Question Doctrine 108

Contrary to his pleas, appellant was convicted by a special court-martial consisting of officer and enlisted members of failure to obey an order to wear his U.S. Army uniform modified with United Nations (UN) accoutrements, in violation of Article 92(2), Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 892(2). Appellant’s sentence…