March 25, 1998 Michael Boos (703) 352-4788 Conservative Legal
Group Backs G.I. Who Refused U.N. Orders  Fairfax, Virginia --
The National Citizens Legal Network (NCLN) announced today that
it has filed a brief urging the Supreme Court to hear the case
of a U.S. Army medic, Michael G. New, who was court-martialed
and sentenced to a bad conduct discharge for refusing an order
to wear the uniform and insignia of the United Nations after his
unit was ordered deployed to Macedonia. Mr. New contends that
the order was unlawful and unconstitutional.  In its Supreme
Court filing, NCLN urges the justices to accept Mr. New's case,
arguing that it is inappropriate for the military courts, which
are comprised of military personnel subordinate to the
President, to rule on the lawfulness of their Commander-in-
Chief's order. "A military tribunal comprised of military
personnel subordinate to the President of the United States is
clearly not the proper forum to consider 'unprecedented' and
'important issues, implicating the