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14. So you're saying thay have to have some sort of Congressional Hearing?

Reply to msanthrope (Reply #13)

Wed Oct 10, 2012, 05:44 PM

Oct 2012

According to the article:

Baker ordered the parties to submit written arguments about whether the court has jurisdiction to grant this type of relief.

It sounds like even the judges aren't sure whether they should have jurisdiction and once they see formal arguments in favor of jurisdiction, then they will decide.

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Judges Doubt Need for Secrecy in Bradley Manning Court-Martial [View all] AntiFascist Oct 2012 OP

Bradley SamKnause Oct 2012 #1

Not to put too fine a point on it but... randome Oct 2012 #2

The help he has been receiving... AntiFascist Oct 2012 #3

And you think I approve of that, don't you? randome Oct 2012 #9

The procedural hurdles? You mean like the one where the court in question has no jurisdiction? msanthrope Oct 2012 #4

Most of the judges are clearly siding with the journalists... AntiFascist Oct 2012 #6

Doesn't matter. If there's no jurisdiction, there's nothing the judges can do for them. I'd love msanthrope Oct 2012 #7

We'll see how it plays out... AntiFascist Oct 2012 #8

Well, the reporter isn't a lawyer. I am. And frankly, he's not a very good reporter msanthrope Oct 2012 #11

If you are a lawyer, then can you answer my other question? AntiFascist Oct 2012 #12

I answered you above. But I'll answer again--- msanthrope Oct 2012 #13

So you're saying thay have to have some sort of Congressional Hearing? AntiFascist Oct 2012 #14

No--not a congressional hearing. They've been asked to brief on msanthrope Oct 2012 #15

Both you and the Associated Press... AntiFascist Oct 2012 #16

I suspect that the AP reporter is, as I am, a bit more used to appellate msanthrope Oct 2012 #17

The title of the Courthouse News article gets right to the point... AntiFascist Oct 2012 #18

But that doesn't matter. Each judge can agree that there's no need for secrecy, and msanthrope Oct 2012 #19

How is this 'blasted the government'? They asked a question. Nobody answered. randome Oct 2012 #5

The author of this article really likes using that word in his articles. A google search of his msanthrope Oct 2012 #10