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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... -
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... -
October 15 Commissions Session #5: the Right to Be Present and the Obligation to Attend, Part Two
Lunchtime comes to a close; we thus return to presence and absence matters, and a few concluding remarks by defense counsel. Lawyers for KSM, al-Hawsawi and Bin Attash contribute a few comments. The la... -
October 15 Commissions Session #4: The Right to Be Present and the Obligation to Attend
Our next topic is presence. No, not the Led Zeppelin album by that name. The issue, raised by Judge Pohl and now addressed by the Chief Prosecutor, instead is whether, and under what circumstances, a war... -
October 15 Commissions Session #3: Wherein Conflicts Are Waived
We’re back from recess. But before we turn to the next motion---AE53, regarding a potential conflict of interest---Commander Walter Ruiz has another point about the motion that the court just took under... -
October 15 Commissions Session #2: Another Learned Counsel for al-Hawsawi?
That’s it for procedural stuff; we thus return to Ruiz, and his client’s desire for the appointment of another lawyer with a background in capital cases. Before Ruiz can begin, Judge Pohl reminds the la... -
October 15 Commissions Session #1: Housekeeping Stuff
Judge James Pohl takes the bench and calls the hearing to order, his robes emanating (as always) rays of the purest judicial authority. “Please be seated,” he says. He clips on the microphone, which gr... -
State Department Background Briefing on Libya
The following State Department teleconference on Libya took place the other day: Office of the Spokesperson Background Conference Call With Senior State Department Officials Washington, DC October 9, ... -
Yousef Wanted to Cooperate, New York Times Reports
In today's New York Times is this article by Ben Weiser about some information that has come to light in a memorandum written by District Court Judge Kevin Thomas Duffy this week. -
Al Hajji Voluntarily Dismisses Appeal
Earlier today, lawyers for Abdullah Bin Omar Al-Hajji moved to dismiss his appeal to the D.C. Circuit voluntarily, and without prejudice. -
SecDef Panetta Speech on Cybersecurity
Here's a transcript of Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's speech yesterday on cybersecurity in New York: Remarks by Secretary Panetta on Cybersecurity to the Business Executives for National Security, New... -
WaPo on Classified Information Matters in USA v. Kiriakou
Here's the latest fromthe Washington Post,on the Espionage Act, Intelligence Identities Protection Act, and false statements case against John Kiriakou, the former CIA officer who helped capture Abu Zuba...
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