(update below) In a process where the military judge can allow facts to be introduced into evidence for trial which are well known or can be proven, the government asked the judge to take notice of multiple pieces of evidence that show how the government intends to tie Manning’s alleged leaks to aiding terrorism. Al [...]

9:35 PM EST Note: All of the evidence mentioned in today’s proceeding that the judge was asked to consider as fact during trial was simply presented and raised by the defense or government. Judge Army Col. Denise Lind made no rulings on whether any of the evidence should be admitted. She will rule on the [...]

The government argued two motions in the court martial of Pfc. Bradley Manning intended to constrain the defense from being able to discuss motive and over-classification of information. Manning, who the military is prosecuting for allegedly releasing classified information to WikiLeaks, faces the following charge, which is an Espionage Act charge: In that Private First [...]

In a highly anticipated court decision, a military judge awarded Pfc. Bradley Manning 112 days sentencing credit for unlawful pretrial punishment experienced while confined in a brig at Marine Corps Base Quantico. She did not find evidence to support the dismissal of any charges against Manning. The soldier, who the military is prosecuting for allegedly [...]

10:55 PM EST Report on argument over government’s motion to prevent Manning’s defense from discussing over-classification of the charged information during trial here. 5:20 PM EST Getting rushed off base: here’s a full report on the judge’s ruling. I’ll have more in the next few hours. Check back here later this evening. 4:41 PM EST: [...]

A significant pretrial hearing in the court martial of Pfc. Bradley Manning, the soldier being prosecuted by the United States government for allegedly releasing classified information to WikiLeaks, concluded on December 11. For more than ten days, the defense and government had witnesses testify on Manning’s treatment while he was confined at Quantico Marine Brig [...]

A significant pretrial hearing in the court martial of Pfc. Bradley Manning, the soldier being prosecuted by the United States government for allegedly releasing classified information to WikiLeaks, concluded yesterday. For more than ten days, the defense and government had witnesses testify on Manning’s treatment while he was confined at Quantico Marine Brig in Virginia. [...]

Closing arguments in Pfc. Bradley Manning’s “unlawful pretrial punishment” hearing will take place today. It will bring to an end argument on a defense motion alleging Manning was mistreated at Quantico Marine Brig that began over ten days ago.

A company commander in Pfc. Bradley Manning’s Army chain of command, who made multiple visits to see Manning while he was imprisoned at Quantico Marine Brig, took the stand as a government witness today to provide testimony on Manning’s treatment. He did not initially appear to have any notion that Manning was mistreated while he [...]

The commanding officer in charge of the Quantico Marine Brig, who took over in the middle of January 2011 while Pfc. Bradley Manning was in the prison, took the witness stand to give testimony in an “unlawful pretrial punishment” hearing this morning. The hearing continued argument on a defense motion alleging that Manning was subjected [...]