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More Technical Problems---and a Renewed Call for Help
Another day, another major outage caused by our soon-to-be-former hosting company, Bluehost. Our sincere apologies. Ritika and I just got off the phone with Bluehost, which acknowledges that for the seco... -
8/23 Motions Session #5: In Re: Ruiz
Let us now discuss, for but a fleeting moment, the ongoing representation status of CDR Walter Ruiz. -
8/23 Motions Session #4: AE107 v. AE120, Part One
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. ... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Bloodless deaths continue to toll in Ghouta, near Damascus, where the Bashar al-Assad regime allegedly launched nerve gas attacks on Wednesday. The U.S. -
8/23 Motions Session #3: The Status of Conspiracy Redux
Mustafa al-Hawsawi’s lawyer, CDR Walter Ruiz, stands to argue AE107---a motion to dismiss certain offenses as beyond military commission jurisdiction. -
The NSA Documents, Part VI: The 2011 Minimization Procedures
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. -
8/23 Motions Session #2: What Kind of Officer is the Convening Authority?
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,... -
8/23 Motions Session #1: Last Words on Define and Punish
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. -
9/11 Motions Hearing: August 23 Session
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. -
"We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks," by Alex Gibney (Director)
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Carrie Cordero Misses the Point (Again) on FISA Reform
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... -
8/22 Motions Session #9: Define and Punish
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...
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