AE114 is next.  It involves RMC 703(c), and commission procedures for the production of witnesses.  Do these violate the Military Commissions Act, and Al-Nashiri’s constitutional and statutory due proces...

The hearing resumes, with all parties present including the accused.

We resume with reply argument on AE48C.  It comes from Maj Danels, who says the motion is very simple: it asks only for the court to dismiss the charge of conspiracy, period. The prosecution, on the othe...

We return, refreshed, from a longer-than-expected lunch break.

It’s witness time.  Bryan Broyles, Principal Deputy Chief Defense Counsel for the Military Commissions, is sworn.  We’ll hear from him, on matters relating to monitoring---in particular, AE153.

OMB has issued a Statement of Administration Policy (SAP) pointing out White House objections to various elements in pending NDAA legislation (H.R.

Our first argued motion is AE142, a defense bid to prevent Al-Nashiri from being from removed from the courtroom during a closed session.  Rising in support of it is Maj Allison Danels, who notes the com...

Wells already flagged yesterday's news re: General Martins' apparent skepticism about the availability of conspiracy and military commission charges in future military commission cases (at least those br...

At 9:05, the military judge takes the bench.  The mic is affixed.  “Is this on?”  Yes, it is. All parties are present, including the accused---whose attendance moots the need for any voluntariness discus...

We are back at Fort Meade, ready to cover today's almost live motions hearing in United States v. Al-Nashiri. The festivities will begin at 0900. Read our coverage of yesterday's hearings here.

Five years ago today, the Supreme Court handed down its 5-4 decision in Boumediene v. Bush, holding that the Constitution's Suspension Clause "has full effect" at Guantánamo Bay, and that the review sche...

Since we’re already talking about the subject, the defense dives right into AE141, its motion on the Prudential Search Requests (PSR) process employed by prosecutors.  Al-Nashiri’s newest defense counsel...