Next stop is AO140, the government’s motion for a competency board to examine Nashiri as a consequence of his previous colloquies with Judge Pohl. CDR Andrea Lockhart explains that under Rule 706, such ...

We know Judge Pohl wants to hear argument on two motions this afternoon.  Now he tells us which ones: AE99D and AE140. The pair are interrelated, and were both filed by the prosecution. The government t...

It’s 1:00 pm and we’re back. Addressing a defense claim from earlier, Judge Pohl makes clear for the record that he would never require defense attorneys to violate applicable rules of professional resp...

I’d like to briefly address two articles in the news today on U.S.

It’s 9:01 am, and Military Judge James Pohl enters the courtroom, resplendent in his black robes, judicial authority emanating from his very being. The first order of business is AE149, which the defens...

I missed this week AEI's panel on Zero Dark Thirty and the reality of coercive interrogation at the CIA, though I have been meaning to watch the video.

Here it is. From the statement's discussion of Monday's break in CCTV audio and video, during remarks by KSM attorney David Nevin: As in courts-martial, members of the Office of Military Commissions sta...

Over at Secrecy News, Steve Aftergood has posted a new Congressional Research Service report entitled, "Integration of Drones into Domestic Airspace: Selected Legal Issues." The summary of the report, by...

Nevin at the podium.   He wishes to make sure that Judge Pohl’s earlier ruling, regarding the cutting of the audio and video feed, takes effect immediately as announced.  The court makes clear that no th...

The recess concludes, and Judge Pohl takes the bench. First are a few remarks about logistics, including the use of demonstratives and multimedia.  (J.