# Court rules dismissal of ex-US soldier Bergdahl’s conviction was invalid

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-02 15:53 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/2/dismissal-of-ex-us-soldier-bergdahls-conviction-was-invalid-court-rules?traffic_source=rss

> A US appeals court ruled that a federal district judge lacked authority to overturn former soldier Bowe Bergdahl’s court-martial conviction. The panel ordered his district-court claims dismissed, effectively reinstating the conviction for deserting his post in Afghanistan.