November 18, 2009

Law alum challenges legality of deployment for single mother

Law alumna Rai Sue Sussman is making national headlines for challenging the legality of a single mother’s deployment to Afghanistan. Read the NPR story.

Rai Sue Sussman JD ‘06, co-founder of the law school’s military counseling group, is representing an enlisted soldier who refused deployment because she said she couldn’t find someone to care for her infant son. The story has made national headlines and drawn attention to the challenge some military personnel face in wartime.