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 to be dismissed or “10-for-1 sentencing credit” for the 258 days Manning served in conditions “equivalent to solitary confinement.”

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.”

Pfc. Bradley Manning’s latest motion hearing is due to wrap today at Fort Meade in Maryland. The proceedings have been going for the last couple days. There should be a decision today on whether the defense will have access to all 1,374 emails between commanding officers at the Quantico Marine brig, where Manning was confined for about nine months.

There will also be deliberation on witnesses who are going to be produced for the “unlawful pretrial punishment” hearing now scheduled for October.

The second day of a motion hearing for Pfc. Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of releasing classified information to WikiLeaks, resumes today. There will be deliberation over whether uncharged misconduct Manning committed is relevant to the case or admissible in court. The judge will also hear commonly known facts related to the case, like prior statements from public officials, which the defense and government think should be a part of her understanding of the alleged offenses.

The court martial proceedings for Pfc. Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of releasing classified information to WikiLeaks, resumes today at Fort Meade in Maryland. Manning’s defense will be arguing a motion to compel the production of Quantico Marine brig emails for the next hearing in October on how Manning was treated while he was held in detention.

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 Manning in the harshest conditions possible, regardless of his psychological health.

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 Meade court to dismiss all charges with prejudice because he was subjected to “illegal pretrial punishment” while imprisoned at the Quantico Marine Brig for nine months.

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.

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 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 an effort to force Judge Denise Lind to grant the press and public access to court filings, such as government motions, court orders, and transcripts of proceedings.