Published by Independent (2013) Reviewed by Clara Spera

In her post from earlier today responding to yesterday's government disclosures, Carrie writes that "I hope it is clear that the critics of surveillance activities only see transparency as the first step...

The MCA violates the Constitution’s Define and Punish Clause, says J. Connell.  That’s the gist of AE104, which he presents now to the military judge, having in mind Congress’s constitutional power to de...

Lt. Col. Sterling Thomas argues now in connection with AE106.  In that motion, the defense says the case should be dismissed because the 2009 Military Commissions Act violates due process.

In response to yesterday's story in the Wall Street Journal on surveillance of internet communications, the NSA issued this statement:

Our recess-ette is done, and all the same folks from earlier are here---save Al-Hawsawi, who remains absent. Does the Convening Authority unconstitutionally act as both prosecutor and judge at Guantanamo...

Yesterday’s cache of declassified materials also sheds important light on the administration’s interactions with Congress over intelligence oversight---not just its interactions with the relevant intelli...

The lunch hour extended a few minutes---here it is 2:15 and all, a step beyond our appointed time of 2:00---the judge reconvenes the military commission.

You’re next, AE133N.

The screen comes alive, but not action in the courtroom.  Irritation from the judge, whose ten-minute recess took, well, fifteen. Judge Pohl adds that, simply because an accused intends to attend an afte...

With the release of yesterday’s declassified FISA documents, the debate over whether the FISA Court is an effective check on government surveillance activities is over. Or at least it should be. Before ...