http://www.metafilter.com/tags/staughtonlynd Posts tagged with 'staughtonlynd' at MetaFilter. Mon, 06 Dec 2004 12:28:52 -0800 Mon, 06 Dec 2004 12:28:52 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/37540/Fine%2DPrint%2DContract%2Dis%2DVoid%2Dif%2DUS%2DMilitary%2DSay%2DSo <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=305710">Soldiers Challenge Enlistment Extensions</a> <br>You sign a contract for a specific period of service, when that service is up you're supposed to be done but that doesn't happen if its a contract with the US government. Soldiers are now suing to try and get out of their extended duties. <br><br>Yes, there is the Pentagon's "Stop Loss" program but "The lawsuit contends the policy [stop loss] is a breach of the service contract because it extends the length of service without a soldier's consent. It also alleges the contracts were misleading because they make no reference to the policy, said Staughton Lynd, an attorney for the soldiers." tag:metafilter.com,2004:site.37540 Mon, 06 Dec 2004 12:28:52 -0800 army pentagon soldiers staughtonlynd stoploss usarmy usgovernment war fenriq