Hosted by Sam Castanien & Trevor Ward · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 109 episodes
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Updates and tips on defensive litigation in military justice including discussing recent appellate decisions and providing advocacy tips.
Sam Castanien & Trevor Ward hosts Litigator Libations, a education show with 109 episodes published.
Send us Fan Mail This week, Sam and Trevor discuss United States v. RosarioMartinez , __M.J.__, 2026 CAAF LEXIS 485 (C.A.A.F. 2026), a case that troubles them both. There, after convicting the appellant, the senior panel
Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode, Sam and Trevor tackle the CAAF's most recent decision on the good faith exception: United States v. Johnson , No. 25-0202/AF, 2026 CAAF LEXIS 464 (C.A.A.F. May 26, 2026). Before d
Send us Fan Mail Prior consistent statements strike again in this week’s episode as Sam and Trevor discuss United States v. Brown , __ M.J. __, 2026 CAAF LEXIS 418 (C.A.A.F. 2026). With prior consistent cocktails in hand
Send us Fan Mail This week, Sam and Trevor focus on United States v. Kershaw , No. 25-0177/AF, 2026 CAAF LEXIS 396 (C.A.A.F. Apr. 30, 2026), another divided Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (CAAF) decision. Before d
Send us Fan Mail This week, Sam and Trevor discuss a new Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (CAAF) case, United States v. Washington , No. 25-0044, 2026 CAAF LEXIS 353 (C.A.A.F. Apr. 13, 2026), and then feature a tria
Send us Fan Mail This week, Sam and Trevor cover two cases, United States v. Braum , __M.J.__, No. 25-0046/AF, 2026 CAAF LEXIS 343 (C.A.A.F. Apr. 8, 2026), and United States v. Talley , No. ACM 40828, 2026 CCA LEXIS 171
Send us Fan Mail The case you've all been waiting for! *drumroll please* United States v. Rocha , No. 25-0157, 2026 CAAF LEXIS 254 (C.A.A.F. Mar. 16, 2026), the child-like sex doll case, is back and finally resolved! Thi
Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode, Sam and Trevor focus on a recent case from the Supreme Court, Villarreal v. Texas , 2026 U.S. LEXIS 1103 (U.S. 2026). Villarreal explains the limits on how and when a judge can pr
Send us Fan Mail This week, Sam and Trevor start off by answering a listener question about one of last episode’s cases: United States v. Kruse , No. 202500370, 2026 CCA LEXIS 13 (N-M Ct. Crim. App. Jan. 21, 2026). After
Send us Fan Mail This week, Sam and Trevor tackle two cases that foretell the risks of prioritizing expediency over process. First, after eight years, United States v. Jacinto , No. 24-0144, 2026 CAAF LEXIS 116 (C.A.A.F.
Send us Fan Mail This week, Sam and Trevor discuss four of the latest Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces opinions. The first case they cover is United States v. Malone , No. 25-0140, 2026 CAAF LEXIS 62 (C.A.A.F. Jan.
Send us Fan Mail For the 100th episode of Litigator Libations, Sam and Trevor keep it short and sweet. They discuss two recent decisions. First, they talk about Case v. Montana , No. 24-624, 2026 U.S. LEXIS 432 (Jan. 14,
Send us Fan Mail Happy New Year, everyone! This week, Sam and Trevor cover two cases where the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (CAAF) analyzes the purported arbitrary application of military rules of evidence. The
Send us Fan Mail In their last episode of 2025, Sam and Trevor discuss all things waiver. There are four cases on the agenda, so buckle-up! First, United States v. Arroyo , 2025 CAAF LEXIS 688 (C.A.A.F. Aug. 19, 2025), w
Send us Fan Mail Happy Thanksgiving! This week, Sam and Trevor tackle United States v. Gonzalez , 2025 CAAF LEXIS 761 (C.A.A.F. 2025), and United States v. Ruiz , 2025 CAAF LEXIS 656 (C.A.A.F. 2025). While both cases hav
Send us Fan Mail This week, Sam and Trevor tackle United States v. Downum , __ M.J. __, No. 24-0156/AR, 2025 CAAF LEXIS 828 (C.A.A.F. Sep. 30, 2025). Well, sort of. In Downum , the CAAF makes an interesting point about w
Send us Fan Mail Nothing is spookier this Hallow’s Eve than the Government failing to provide evidence to criminal defendants. In their Halloween special, Sam and Trevor untangle the web that is United States v. Secord ,
Send us Fan Mail In their debut episode as hosts, Sam and Trevor discuss the recent CAAF decision, United States v. Casillas , __ M.J. __, 2025 CAAF LEXIS 692 (C.A.A.F. 2025). Casillas clarifies (or confuses?) the holdin
Send us Fan Mail In today's episode we say farewell to long-time host Darrel Johnson and officially welcome our new hosts, Sam Castanien and Trevor Ward! In so doing, we discuss United States v. Saul & United States v. N
Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode we discuss one CAAF case, one N-MCCA case, and the reversing the script on MRE 404(b). The CAAF case is United States v. Patterson, where CAAF declines to second guess the AFCCA on
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