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Mike Lebowitz

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Mike Lebowitz
Born
Michael J. Lebowitz

(1977-08-21) August 21, 1977 (age 49)
Cleveland, Ohio
EducationKent State University
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
OccupationAttorney
Military career
Branch
U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division
Service years
2005-2006

Michael J. Lebowitz (born August 21, 1977) is a Washington, D.C., attorney and expert in the field of military law, national security, cyber, and Military Expression. He has published a number of legal articles on First Amendment issues pertaining to the military as well as the field of national security and war crimes.[1][2][3][4][5][6] In 2009, he became a prosecutor in the Military Commission for the terrorism and war crimes suspects detained in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.[7][8][9][10] He frequently appears in the media as a legal expert on national security and cyber issues. [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

Background

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Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Lebowitz has a journalism degree from Kent State University (1999) and a Juris Doctor degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Law (2003).[17] In 2005–2006, he served in Iraq as a Pathfinder with the 101st Airborne Division, where he helped capture foreign fighters.[18] After returning from Iraq, he began advocating on behalf of military families and veterans. Lebowitz continues to serve as a military lawyer in the Judge Advocate General's Corps of the Army Reserve. [19]

Military law

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Lebowitz is an attorney in the field of military law, national security, and cyber law, and gained notoriety on military free speech issues where he served as defense counsel in a number of cases where uniformed personnel faced discipline for speech-related activities.[20][21] Lebowitz has worked on trials involving military freedom and expression.[22] He lectures on the subject and is asked to serve as a media resource on the impact technology continues to play in the field of military free speech.[23] More recently, he has written on the subject of war crimes and national security, and has served as a war crimes prosecutor at Guantanamo Bay.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] He was a longtime Guantanamo Bay prosecutor assigned to the capital case against Khalid Sheikh Mohammad and others accused of plotting the 9/11 attacks. [12] [24] He later became chief legal advisor to Army Cyber Command. [25] [26]

References

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  1. ↑ "Antiwar to the Corps". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  2. 1 2 Terrorist Speech: Detained Propagandists and the Issue of Extraterritorial Application of the First Amendment https://litigation-essentials.lexisnexis.com/webcd/app?action=DocumentDisplay&crawlid=1&doctype=cite&docid=9+First+Amend.+L.+Rev.+573&srctype=smi&srcid=3B15&key=1bd35066d1029163f2596c5b602da16b
  3. 1 2 Lebowitz, Michael J. (2011). "Anti-war & Anti-Gitmo: Military Expression and the Dilemma of Licensed Professionals in Uniform" (PDF). Journal of International Law. 43 (3): 579–602. ISSN 0008-7254. OCLC 774260546.
  4. 1 2 The Cyber-Enemy: Using the Military Justice System to Prosecute Organized Computer Attackers http://illinoisjltp.com/journal/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Lebowitz.pdf
  5. 1 2 Lebowitz, Michael J. (2010). "The Value of Claiming Torture: An Analysis of al Qaeda's Tactical Lawfare Strategy and Efforts to Fight Back" (PDF). Journal of International Law. 43 (1–2): 357–393. ISSN 0008-7254. OCLC 775376693.
  6. 1 2 A Question of Allegiance: Choosing Between Dueling Versions of ‘Aiding the Enemy’ During War Crimes Prosecution http://www.afjag.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-111121-039.pdf Archived 2013-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
  7. 1 2 Detailing Memorandum United States v. Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, et al http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2012/04/17/10/57/1174fl.So.56.pdf
  8. 1 2 About the 9/11 War Crimes Trial http://www.miamiherald.com/2008/02/27/v-fullstory/436366/about-the-911-war-crimes-trial.html
  9. 1 2 "Navy to go after rats, mold in Gitmo legal offices". CBS News. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012.
  10. ↑ United States v. Nashiri charge sheet http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2011/04/20/16/nashiri.source.prod_affiliate.56.pdf
  11. ↑ Meyer, Josh (August 26, 2026). "US says Chinese hackers broke into DOJ, NASA, Federal Reserve, Senate". USA TODAY. Retrieved August 29, 2026.
  12. 1 2 Casiano, Louis (August 27, 2026). "Former Gitmo prosecutor likens 9/11 trial delay to 'Frankenstein's zombie court'". Fox News. Retrieved August 29, 2026.
  13. ↑ "AI Cyber Scams: How to protect yourself". FOX 5 Atlanta. August 1, 2026. Retrieved August 29, 2026.
  14. ↑ Toliver, Aesia (August 29, 2026). "Cyber Attack Investigation | Inside the Investigation". WAVY-TV. Retrieved August 29, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Taylor Swift Wedding Buzz: NYPD Tracks Major Event at Madison Square Garden". Newsweek. July 2, 2026. Retrieved August 29, 2026.
  16. ↑ "In The Courts: June 21, 2026". FOX 5 DC. June 21, 2026. Retrieved August 29, 2026.
  17. ↑ Stephen Koff, "Marines Muzzle Protester", Honolulu Star-Bulletin (June 1, 2007), Section C, p. 9.
  18. ↑ Facebook Face-Off, Military Times http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20091208/OFFDUTY02/912080302/Facebook-face-off Archived 2013-04-23 at the Wayback Machine
  19. ↑ Reeher, Grant (August 15, 2026). "Michael Lebowitz on the Campbell Conversations". WRVO. Retrieved August 29, 2026.
  20. ↑ "Zip it, Soldier!" Mother Jones[dead link]
  21. ↑ "Antiwar to the Corps: Marine Reservist-Protesters Face Discipline", by David Montgomery. Washington Post May 31, 2007; Page C01.
  22. ↑ "Facebook face-off | Military Times | militarytimes.com". Archived from the original on 2013-04-23. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
  23. ↑ "The Rise and Fall of a Military Blogger", Army Times
  24. ↑ Jeff Stein; Michael Isikoff; Karen Greenberg (June 4, 2026). "How a Terror Case Fizzled". SpyTalk (Podcast). MSW Media. Retrieved August 29, 2026.
  25. ↑ Whartnaby, Taylor (August 20, 2026). "UTSA restores systems after cyber breach, but students still locked out of services". News 4 San Antonio. Retrieved August 29, 2026.
  26. ↑ NTD Live (August 25, 2026). "US Infrastructure Faces Heightened Cyber Threat". LinkedIn. Retrieved August 29, 2026.
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