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October 16 Commission Session #6: Media Matters
Onward with the topic of the day: the government's proposed protective order. Here to challenge it on First Amendment grounds are David Schulz and Hina Shamsi. Schulz appears on behalf of 14 news organ... -
October 16 Commission Session #5: All Protective Order, All The Time
The technical goof apparently is resolved, so discussion picks up once more. James Connell III continues with defense security officer matters. He thus reviews with Judge Pohl, closely, what the duties... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Let's start off with a cheery topic: nuclear disarmament. Over at Time's Battleland blog, Mark Thompson reminds us that the Lugar in Nunn-Lugar will be out of the Senate come January (the Nunn has been o... -
October 16 Commission Session #4: More On Secrets, and a Quick Recess
The sound of the gavel is really two sounds at once: that of restarting proceedings in United States v. Mohammed et al., and that of the dorkosphere quickly digesting, and already debating, today’s rulin... -
October 16 Commission Session #3: Presumptive Classification, Debated (Kinda)
The drum roll sounds and we move to the day’s most anticipated issue: the government’s proposal for an order protecting classified national security information---in particular, the prosecution’s recent ... -
October 16 Commission Session #2: On Fashion in the Courtroom
AE48 is our first motion, and its all about fashion---that is, the authority of the JTF commander to permit some of the defendants’ clothing choices, but to deny others. The dispute mercifully has narro... -
Three (Early) Observations on Judge Kavanaugh's Analysis in Hamdan
Raff already shared the news re: this morning's D.C. -
October 16 Commission Session #1: Housekeeping
Judge James Pohl returns the bench and calls the proceedings to order. Yesterday’s process all but foreordained our first matter: attendance. And consistent with the process announced yesterday, three ... -
D.C. Circuit Opinion in Hamdan
The D.C. Circuit Court's opinion that we've all been waiting for has come down. The D.C. Circuit has vacated Hamdan's conviction for material support for terrorism in the Military Commission and reversed... -
Motions Hearing in the 9/11 Case: October 16 Session
The week-long hearing in United States v. Mohammed et al. resumes today at 9 a.m. As always, look for not-quite-live dispatches throughout the day; the posts will be displayed in our Events Coverage sec... -
October 15 Commissions Session Statements from the Chief Prosecutor and KSM's Attorneys
Mark Martins, Chief Prosecutor for the military commissions, has issued a statement regarding today's proceedings in United States v. Mohammed et al. -
October 15 Commissions Session #6: The Accused Waive Their Rights to Attend
Our brief recess comes to a close. It appears Judge Pohl has drafted a series of possible questions regarding the accuseds’ intention to waive their presence rights. And yet despite earlier indications...
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