Military expression is an area of military law pertaining to the United States military that relates to the free speech rights of its service members. While "military free speech" was the term used during the Vietnam War era, "military expression" has become a niche area of military law legal field since 2001. Besides numerous media references relating to specific cases, the term was used at military whistleblower committee hearings with members of the United States House of Representatives and Senate on May 14, 2008. Transcripts of the hearings show that attorney Mike Lebowitz was identified as testifying as a legal expert in "military expression." That hearing also included references by US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) who also referred to the area of law as "military expression."
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