We pick up with a quick clarifying point about vicarious liability: the idea, the military judge confirms with the Chief Prosecutor, is that the jury must find that a substantive offenses was committed, ...

It’s 1:32 when the commission is once more called to order, and AE120 is teed up in earnest.  That’s the government’s motion to make so-called “minor conforming changes” to the charge sheet, so as to mak...

Human rights advocates often express disappointment (if not anger) that the U.S. Government (and the Obama Administration in particular) is not more supportive of lawsuits in U.S.

Let us now discuss, for but a fleeting moment, the ongoing representation status of CDR Walter Ruiz.

We return to our regularly-scheduled programming at the Expeditionary Legal Complex’s Courtroom #2.  Presenting rebuttal argument on AE107 is CDR Walter Ruiz, lawyer for 9/11 accused Mustafa al-Hawsawi. ...

Mustafa al-Hawsawi’s lawyer, CDR Walter Ruiz, stands to argue AE107---a motion to dismiss certain offenses as beyond military commission jurisdiction.

Two months ago, we ran a post explaining the NSA's minimization procedures based on a copy of the procedures (dating from June 2009) that had been leaked to the Guardian.

LCDR Kevin Bogucki argues AE105---or would, if the time were right.  But it isn’t, in his opinion. Ramzi Binal Shibh’s attorney thinks AE031, a motion to dismiss for unlawful influence, jibes with AE105,...

Last day of the five-day session, y’all.  Resplendent-in-robes time arrives, and the military judge notes that all five accused are absent.

TGIF, loyal readers. The crowd at Fort Meade's Burba cottage has thinned, but your Lawfare correspondents have front row seats in the last August session in United States v.