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6/19 Motions Session #1: Last Words on ICRC Reports
A lawnmower can be heard outside here at Burba, as the CCTV screen comes alive. The military judge takes the bench, and the commission is called to order. All five accused are in the house. Our first o... -
Susan Landau on Minimization
The following is a guest post by Susan Landau, author of Surveillance or Security? The Risks Posed by New Wiretapping Technologies. -
6/18 Motions Session #5: A Farewell to the Admiral
A few words for MacDonald, from Al-Baluchi counsel J. Connell III. The court hints at a narrower re-direct examination, reminding Connell and other counsel to limit questions to issues addressed during ... -
6/18 Motions Session #4: A Prosecutor Asks, and MacDonald Answers
Addressing the witness, prosecutor Edward Ryan proposes to keep things simple. Is there an actual law that created these commissions? Yes, the MCA 2009, as implemented in the Military Commissions Manua... -
6/18 Motions Session #3: Bormann to MacDonald: How Have You Bin Attash?
Having defrosted outside for a spell, we return from lunch. Lo and behold, the video hookup has been repaired. Thus our marching orders are re-jiggered a bit---and we proceed, not with further debate o... -
D.C. Circuit Affirms District Court in Hussain v. Obama
A three-judge panel (Judges Henderson, Griffith and Edwards) of the D.C. Circuit has affirmed the District Court's decision to deny Guantanamo detainee Abdul al Qader Ahmed Hussain's petition for a writ ... -
6/18 Motions Session #2: On Defense Access to ICRC Reports
Our marching orders adjusted for technical reasons, we turn to AE13GG---a dispute over the protective order, and the confidentiality of reports belonging to the International Committee for the Red Cross ... -
6/18 Motions Session #1: Can You Hear Me Now?
The screen image is grainy here at Burba, but we nevertheless discern what has now become a quite familiar picture: we see the military judge, as always resplendent in his judicial robes, ascending the b... -
Guantanamo Disposition Lists Released
The Miami Herald has obtained under the Freedom of Information Act the list of dispositions for Guantanamo detainees from the Obama administration's Guantanamo task force. -
6/17 Motions Session #6: Make That a MacDonald-Only Day
The Unsurprisingly Abaya-ed Cheryl Bormann’s logistical issues go unaddressed, despite our ongoing “recess in place.” Non-resolution of her complaint gives the military judge an idea: David Nevin will a... -
6/17 Motions Session #5: Definitely a MacDonald-Focused Day
Next to explore Admiral Bruce MacDonald’s actions during the pre-referral phase is James Harrington. He’s a lawyer for Ramzi bin Al Shibh. -
6/17 Motions Session #4: Still More From MacDonald---Will This Be a One-Witness Day?
Earlier, our lunch interrupted live video testimony by Admiral Bruce MacDonald, until recently the commissions’ Convening Authority. But now lunch is done, and the defense’s questioning presses forward.
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