Court Orders Marine Discharged As Conscientious Objector

The Associated Press reports that last Thursday, a California federal district judge ruled that Marine Lance Corporal Robert Zabala should be discharged as a conscientious objector. Zabala, who followed some Buddhist traditions, argued that the sanctity of life formed the moral center of his life. Judge James Ware's opinion in the case is available on Westlaw. The case is Zabala v. Hagee, 2007 WL 963234 (N.D.Cal., March 29, 2007).