White House adviser Stephen Miller accused Democrats of "rebellion" after they released a video reminding the U.S. military of a duty to "refuse illegal orders."In a video posted to X on Tuesday, Sens. Elissa Slotkin and Mark Kelly, along with Reps. Jason Crow, Maggie Goodlander, Chris Deluzio, and ...
Your example? Sure. Almost certainly unlawful. It’s an extreme though. How about shooting civilian vessels in international waters? That’s more vague. How about shooting American citizens who are accused of attacking federal officers?
Yes, there are some situations that are pretty unambiguously illegal. Most orders will have some kind of argument behind them that they’re illegal, however dubious that may be. It won’t be as clear as your example most likely.