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2/13 Hearing #5: Present at the Creation...of the ABA Guidelines
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... -
2/13 Hearing #4: When Should the Convening Authority Testify, Anyway?
Up next at the witness chair Ms. Robin Maher. Wait---that's not quite true. First, we have a sidebar about the Convening Authority, Bruce MacDonald. His testimony is set for tomorrow, on AE08 and AE31... -
2/13 Hearing #3: More from Col. Bogdan
Back from lunch. Col. Bogdan is still on the stand. Edward Ryan, a Justice Department lawyer, speaks for the prosecution. His questioning makes very clear: Bogdan has never recorded attorney-client vis... -
2/13 Hearing #2: Wherein Col. Bogdan Testifies About Recording Equipment
Our next witness is Army Col. John Bogdan, a military police officer and the joint detention group commander at GTMO since June 2012. Nevin questions him. Bogdan catalogs three types of visits with th... -
2/13 Hearing #1: You've Got Mail Redux
The fated hour arrives; the gavel bangs; the judicial authority almost emanates. The commission once more is called to order. Both sides are present, lawyer-wise, with a few individual lawyers absent. ... -
9/11 Case Hearing: February 13 Session
It is a chilly morning here at Fort Meade's Smallwood Hall, venue for Lawfare's coverage of almost-live, CCTV-broadcasted-from-Guantanamo hearings. This marks the third day of this week's four-day motio... -
Other Lawfare Matters in the State of the Union
In the President's State of the Union Address, President Obama spent a fair amount of time on foreign policy and Lawfare-related matters. In addition to announcing his cybersecurity executive order, he d... -
2/12 Session #6: Torres, and More Welsh
Lt. Col. Ramon Torres now testifies by VTC from Orlando, Florida, where he works in the human resources command. But his testimony is not strictly directed to monitoring matters; instead, explains bin A... -
2/12 Session #5: In Which Lawfare is Cited, and Monitoring is Discussed
We’re back, with CAPT Welsh still on the stand and Schwartz concluding his examination. The latter asks about tracking: to Welsh's knowledge, does JTF-GTMO make records, when any audio monitoring is con... -
2/12 Hearing #4: From the Courtroom to Echo II
Lunch ends and our proceedings resume. Judge Pohl does so with a few logistical notes. Our marching orders later today may depend on witnesses' video tele-conference (VTC) scheduling; the parties thus c... -
2/12 Hearing #3: On Documents, Recently Received
David Nevin stands and says he recently received some documents--evidently copies of emails--regarding CAPT Welsh, our next witness, and his intended testimony on AE133. The lawyer wants to read these b... -
2/12 Hearing #2: Audiovisual Club Part Two
Prosecutor Clay Trivett questions Elkins, turning first to his professional qualifications.
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