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A thought as we get closer to trial. As the Greeley Gazette article and the current postings at such places as PostandEmail, safeguardourconstitution, and wing nut daily, demonstrate there is a great deal of criticism about Judge Lind. Some of that criticism has been harsh and excessive. Other than a statement from LTC Lakin’s lawyer…

As trial approaches the Greeley Gazette has an article part of which notes that the case is now something of a comedy routine on the late night shows. Apparently being the focus of a skit on SNL adds merit. LTC Lakin’s brother Greg is a lawyer as well as a doctor. There is an interesting…

Professor Colin Miller has this useful reminder of the effects from Berghuis v. Thompkins. Say Anything?: Jeopardy Question About New Miranda Opinion Gets It Almost Completely Correct Last night’s episode of Jeopardy! featured the category “A Murder Investigation,” with The Closer’s Kyra Sedgwick reading the clues. The $1000 clue in the category was: Getting confessions,…

Fox News reports A key intelligence report that could aid accused Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Hasan’s defense is being withheld by the Obama administration, according to a letter obtained by Fox News as part of its ongoing investigation of a radical American cleric. . . . . John Galligan, Hasan’s defense attorney, told Fox…

Reuters reports: Lawyers for one of five U.S. soldiers accused of murdering unarmed Afghan civilians for sport petitioned a military appeals court on Thursday to open grisly photographic evidence in the case to public scrutiny. The writ also sought to have the court in Arlington, Virginia, halt the so-called Article 32 investigative proceedings against the…

Norbrook has a good piece here on Blue Wave News about Conscience and Duty. Worth a read. And TPMMuckraker has this piece. In the lead-up to the court martial, the American Patriot Foundation, the group that set up his legal defense fund, launched “Terry Lakin Action Week,” and invoked Nuremberg to argue Lakin’s case[.]

The U. S. Supreme Court denied a writ of certiorari today in United States v. Clayton. Sorry Bill.

The APF has launched it’s new campaign – Terry Lakin Action Week — to persuade members of Congress to get involved in establishing a new concept, that military officers may refuse duty at their whim. With Congress back for the “lame duck” session we are urging Terry’s advocates to make calls to Capitol Hill- and…

KPLU News reports. Key pieces of evidence were lost or never collected in the case of five Washington-based soldiers charged with murdering Afghan civilians. That emerged Tuesday in an evidentiary hearing against the alleged ringleader – Staff Sgt. Calvin Gibbs.

Courtesy of Army Times, here is a link to, “Fort Hood Army Internal Review Team: Final Report.”