New Base
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Events with rich location context
The 'new base' is cited by Phillipa to explain the lack of JAG staff and logistical difficulty; it functions as the pragmatic constraint that forces her to improvise legal procedure using serving officers.
Constricted and bureaucratically sparse; a tone of limited resources underlines Phillipa's procedural urgency.
Explanatory constraint that justifies ad hoc hearings and limited personnel.
Represents institutional fragility and how bureaucracy can shortcut due process when infrastructure is thin.
The 'New Base' is explicitly cited by Phillipa to explain thin JAG staffing and logistical constraints, justifying the use of serving officers and summary procedures; it contextualizes the administrative urgency and scarcity of resources.
Procedurally strained and under-resourced, creating a sense of administrative crunch and clinical urgency.
Contextual explanation for staffing shortfalls; a narrative device that forces workarounds and heightens the impression that rules will be applied strictly.
Represents institutional infancy and the brittleness of bureaucratic systems stretched thin.
Implied limited legal staff and resources; not enough personnel to convene a full JAG complement.
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In the JAG office Phillipa Louvois coldly rules Data the property of Starfleet under the Acts of Gould, converting a personnel dispute into a legal mandate. Picard instantly challenges her, …
In the JAG office Admiral Phillipa invokes the Acts of Gould and declares Data Starfleet property, triggering Picard to demand a hearing. Phillipa, pressed by logistics, orders the hearing be …