Reminder: Pretrial Hearings Tomorrow in the 9/11 Case

Tomorrow at 9 a.m., Lawfare returns to Fort Meade, for a week's worth of CCTV-broadcasted-from-Guantanamo hearings in United States v. Mohammed et al.   The docketing order for our five-day session can be found here.  Since the order's issuance, various accused and the prosecution have filed requests with the court, seeking to add items to the week's agenda or to propose a particular sequence in which to address currently-scheduled motions.  These submissions could inform an off-the-record Rule 802 session, later today.  We'll thus likely learn more about precisely what will be up for argument, first thing tomorrow. [UPDATE 5:50 p.m.]: here's a statement about this week's hearing from the Chief Prosecutor.  The opening paragraphs are as follows:

Good afternoon, and happy Father’s Day to all the fathers in attendance or within earshot.  Today, I recall the reflections of one father who lost his daughter on September 11th and, undaunted by the relatively austere accommodations of Guantanamo Bay, traveled here within the past year to bear witness to these proceedings.  He told us how on September 11th his daughter was on her first business trip, putting every bit of her talents and effort into her work according to the values by which he and her mother had raised her—and as she went to work, our nation was attacked, and she was killed, along with 2,975 other persons from approximately 90 countries.  We appreciated that father’s commitment to seeing for himself the pursuit of justice under law, however long it takes, just as we appreciate today the presence here this week of all family members who lost loved ones, including those who lost their father or a husband who was a father, and of all who were wounded on September 11th. We also welcome members of the media and representatives of observing organizations, and we recognize the logistical support provided by the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coastguardsmen of Joint Task Force Guantanamo.