The appeals court could take three months to a year to decide whether the case against retired Air Force Gen. John Hyten, the former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will proceed.
Legislation she helped bring forward requires the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to investigate criminal sexual conduct allegations between Minnesota National Guard members.
The Army has acknowledged that the problems at Fort Hood are not unique to that installation, and many of the changes coming out of the People First Task Force will be implemented across the service.