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A military appeals court denied a group of journalists’ attempt to access court filings and decisions in the court-martial of Army Pfc. Bradley Manning.
In a 3-2 split, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces decided Wednesday it did not have jurisdiction to address the journalists’ arguments, dealing a major setback to the public’s ability to secure its rights of access to military court proceedings.
Members of the nation’s highest military court questioned Wednesday whether they have the authority to decide a legal challenge to the pervasive secrecy of documents in the court-martial of an Army private accused of the largest leak of classified information in U.S. history.
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case that questions the constitutionality of a statute which criminalizes false statements about the receipt of military medals.
A federal appeals court recently upheld the constitutionality of a controversial law that criminalizes lying about the receipt of military honors, just weeks before the U.S. Supreme Court will consider a case that struck down the statute.
Military prosecutors are approaching the conclusion of their arguments against Pfc. Bradley Manning, the Army analyst accused of releasing hundreds of thousands of classified documents to Wikileaks, The Associated Press reported today. The military proceeding -- known as an Article 32 hearing -- is used to determine whether there is sufficient evidence of Manning's guilt to proceed to a trial on 22 counts, including aiding the enemy.
After being sued under the federal Freedom of Information Act, the U.S. Army has agreed to release unredacted copies of court-martial proceeding transcripts to Siobhan Esposito from the murder trial of her husband's alleged killer. The Army had previously cited privacy concerns of the military personnel involved in the trial when it initially redacted the names of witnesses, lawyers and the judge that participated in the court-martial of Staff Sgt. Alberto B. Martinez from the transcripts.
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press lauded today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in another decision favorable to open government, this time ruling that the Navy’s use of a Freedom of Information Act exemption for records regarding internal agency personnel rules and practices was improperly invoked to deny the release of maps and charts.
Noting that even the most repugnant speech must be afforded the same protection as any other statement, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press was pleased by today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding a church’s First Amendment right to protest near military funerals.
The U.S. Army is being sued in federal district court after denying a military widow access to the court transcripts in the murder trial of her husband's alleged killer, citing privacy concerns of the military personnel involved in the trial. In a complaint filed Jan. 19, Siobhan Esposito requested complete transcripts from the court-martial of Staff Sgt. Alberto B. Martinez.
The White House is denying that its decision on where prosecute Sept. 11 architect Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is imminent, according to a report in The New York Times.
