Bormann and Bogdan resume their discussion of procedures governing attorney-detainee meetings.  The former has challenged them; the latter defends them.

Game on.  The parties are seated as Army Col. James L. Pohl, the military judge, ascends the bench.  Four accused are here but one is not: Ammar al-Baluchi.  That means a voluntariness colloquy, and ulti...

Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote:  “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines."  His point was that only small-minded men refused to re...

It's a chilly little day out at Fort Meade's Smallwood Hall---the closed-circuit television facility where, as per usual, Lawfare will be almost-live blogging pre-trial proceedings in the 9/11 case. Sam...

Caroline Krass had her confirmation hearings today before SSCI to become General Counsel of CIA.  Krass is, in my opinion, wildly qualified for the job, and I hope her confirmation process goes smoothly ...

They say that the lack of information sharing is one of the major exacerbating factors behind cyber-insecurity. So I've decided that Lawfare is going to be entirely transparent about the attacks against ...

It’s 3:34 p.m. when the gong sounds in the Expeditionary Legal Complex, Courtroom Two.  Its brassy (though of course imaginary) note signals official resumption of the afternoon’s fun, and further legal ...

The stage is set for a key defense challenge, AE008.  After a year and a half, its time to debate this enduring docket item. Doing that will be a job for Walter Ruiz, one of Al-Hawsawi’s attorneys. The t...

We’ve returned from a lunch recess.  So has Ramzi Bin Al-Shibh, along with his four co-accused, lawyers for both sides, and the military judge. Tension hangs in the air as the court attempts to question ...