This morning Steve summarized the amicus brief he co-authored on behalf of the National Institute of Military Justice in support of the petitioner in al Bahlul v. United States.

On July 14, the en banc D.C. Circuit ruled in al Bahlul v. United States that "plain error" review applied to Bahlul's ex post facto challenge to his military commission convictions for conspiracy, mater...

With no more conflict motions for today, the Special Review Team swaps out and the normal prosecutors come back.

Working off transripts, Lawfare's Matt Danzer has a rundown of yesterday's pre-trial proceedings in the 9/11 case.  We'll post his dispatches in our "Events Coverage" section, while linking to them as th...

After agreeing Wednesday to reconsider the severance of Ramzi Binalshibh from the other four accused in the 9/11 case, Judge Pohl reconvenes the commission on Thursday with a full house—all five accused,...

Army Col. James Pohl starts Wednesday's brief session begins with a summary of where things stand in the case of United States v.

A reminder, and a little coverage note: this afternoon will see a pre-trial hearing in the case against Ramzi Binalshibh---one of five men charged with plotting the 9/11 attacks. Unfortunately Lawfare wo...

The military judge, Army Col. James Pohl, takes the bench.  Only one accused is present: Ramzi Binalshibh, whose case the court recently separated out from that against the other four accused in the 9/11...

This time, it's Mohammed Al-Adahi (remember him?). The opinion is by Judge Gladys Kessler.

When the court returns from recess, the parties move into argument on AE277, the defense’s motion for a judicial order compelling an MRI of Al-Nashiri’s brain to determine if he has brain damage. The de...

Judge Spath begins today’s hearings noting that Al-Nashiri is not present. The court first hears testimony from the Guantanamo Staff Judge Advocate who had received Al-Nashiri’s waiver, Captain G, who wa...