Pfc. Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of releasing classified information to WikiLeaks, will be in court today at Fort Meade in Maryland for the first day of a hearing on a defense motion that alleges “unlawful pretrial punishment” while imprisoned at the Quantico Marine Brig in Virginia. The motion calls for all charges with prejudice [...]

The defense for Pfc. Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of releasing classified information to WikiLeaks, filed a motion calling for all charges with prejudice to be dismissed because the United States government has “trampled upon” Manning’s “speedy trial rights.” The 117-page motion concludes, “A military accused’s right to speedy trial is fundamental. The government’s processing [...]

12:50 PM EST Leaving Ft. Meade base. More updates soon. Also, have an upcoming TV appearance on RT America at 4 pm EST. 12:45 PM EST Judge granted government motion to take “judicial notice” of AUMF as fact that Al Qaeda is an enemy of the United States. Judge granted defense motion to take judicial [...]

1:30 PM EST Leaving Fort Meade. That is all for now. More updates/insights soon. And the final day of proceedings resumes tomorrow with judge’s rulings and updates to the case calendar, etc. 1:23 PM EST One of the prosecutors, Cpt. Angel Overgaard, suggested the intent behind the act of posting a YouTube video where buzzwords [...]

10:40 PM EST That is it for today’s updates. More to come tomorrow on Day 2, which will be a shorter day as there is a classified session in the afternoon. 10:35 PM EST The judge and Coombs had an exchange that merits attention. Lind asked if the defense was alleging Manning was “unlawfully” punished [...]

A more than one hundred page defense motion detailing how Pfc. Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of releasing classified information to WikiLeaks, was subjected to cruel and inhuman treatment while held at Quantico Marine Brig has been made public. The motion on “unlawful pretrial punishment” asserts officers at the brig made a decision to hold [...]

A comprehensive motion containing allegations and evidence from the defense for Pfc. Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of releasing classified information to WikiLeaks, was filed on July 27. The 110-page motion, which Manning’s defense lawyer said should “shock the conscience of the court” during a motion hearing this month, included a request to the Fort [...]

A district court judge has denied an effort by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to force the United States State Department to release all portions of twenty-three diplomatic cables, which the organization sought through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. Eleven cables requested had been released by the State Department in part. The [...]

At Fort Meade, the defense presented arguments in favor of a request to have witnesses appear in August when the court deliberates over the unlawful pretrial punishment of Pfc. Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of releasing classified information to WikiLeaks. The defense had requested seven witnesses. Two were challenged by the government. The government also [...]

The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) has been diligently challenging secrecy in the court martial of Pfc. Bradley Manning, who is accused of releasing classified information to WikiLeaks. They have taken their lawsuit—a petition for extraordinary relief—to the Army Criminal Court of Appeals (ACCA), and now the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (CAAF) in [...]