US Sen. Mark Kelly correctly articulated military law when he said service members have a duty to not obey unlawful orders, according to a military law scholar.
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Professor of Hispanic Southwest Studies, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of New Mexico
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Professor of Geography, University of New Mexico
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Addiction Psychiatrist and Adjunct Faculty, University of New Mexico
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of New Mexico
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Associate Professor of Community & Regional Planning, University of New Mexico
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Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico
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Professor of Practice in Water Policy and Governance and Director, Water Resources Program, University of New Mexico
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Professor of Law, University of New Mexico
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PhD Candidate in Economics, University of New Mexico
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of New Mexico
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Research Associate Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico
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Research Assistant Professor of Biology, University of New Mexico
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Professor of Geography & Environmental Studies and Anthropology, University of New Mexico
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Assistant Professor, University of New Mexico
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Professor of Law and Don L. & Mabel F. Endowed Chair in Law, University of New Mexico
