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With Abraham Lincoln back in the news, the Federal Judicial Center has posted a series of neat documents about the suspension of habeas corpus and the Ex Parte Merryman case. Here's a brief history of th...
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For those who can't get in to the Supreme Court oral argument in Shelby County v. Holder, and who aren't otherwise enticed by the Journal of National Security Law & Policy's inaugural symposium, "Swimmin...
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Paul and Ritika have already linked to the Mandiant report yesterday on the Chinese People's Liberation Army cyber espionage group known as Unit 61398. It's a very impressive document. Here is the execu...
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Apropos of our discussion last week about "Taming the Cyber Dragon" today's New York Times has an extensive report on how China's army is directly linked to hacking inside the United States. For those w...
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While Ben has often mocked the New York Times for its opinions, the Washington Post has mostly escaped our attention. To a large degree this reflects the level-headedness of its opinions. So when it sl...
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We return from an hour’s break, with some GTMO press refreshed by milkshakes purchased from Fort Meade’s Burger King. A video teleconference with CDR Jennifer Strazza, our next witness, awaits. Some nu...
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Nine minutes past the hour, and the session resumes with some bickering about delays. Recess was supposed to last until 1300, but, alas, we’ve reconvened a bit after that. Judge Pohl wants an explanat...
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“The commission is called to order,” Judge Pohl says. Back to CDR Walter Ruiz, and his witness: the Convening Authority, with a visage grainy in the video-teleconference monitor (itself piped to us here...
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The Convening Authority, Ret. Adm. Bruce MacDonald, is sworn.
CDR Walter Ruiz, lawyer for accused Mustafa al-Hawsawi, rises to question him. It will be a quick-ish examination, evidently, as Judge Pohl...
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Romance is in the air---and waves of the purest judicial authority---as Judge Pohl calls our session to order. The five men accused of planning 9/11 are present in the courtroom, along with lawyers for ...
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Judge Pohl reconvenes, and wonders: does the Defense have any issues that will need addressing tonight? For his part, Ruiz has a question regarding Admiral MacDonald’s testimony at 0900. Has the burden...
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Col. Sterling Thomas, counsel for al-Baluchi, calls our next witness: Ms. Robin Maher, a law professor and (most relevantly) Director of the ABA Death Penalty Representation Project.
Thomas inquires abo...
