Trump Administration Argues Statute of Limitations Should Not Apply to Military Rape Cases

The U.S. flag flies at half-staff outside of the U.S. Supreme Court in memory of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in Washington on Sept. 19, 2020. Jose Luis Magana/AFP via Getty Images

The Trump administration urged the Supreme Court to restore the convictions of three male U.S. Air Force members for rape under military law after an appeals court threw the convictions out because they took place after the statute of limitations had expired under military law.

Eight justices, instead of the usual nine, heard oral arguments telephonically Oct. 13 in the case known as U.S. v. Briggs, which was consolidated and heard with other cases.