US v Pfc. Manning | Defense Legal Filings and Statements


UPDATE POST COURT-MARTIAL

United States v. Pfc. Manning was conducted in de facto secrecy. The public was not granted contemporaneous access to court filings or rulings during her trial. In addition to reporting on her trial, I transcribed the proceedings, reconstructed the censored appellate list, and un-redacted any publicly available documentation, in order to foster public comprehension of her unprecedented trial.

As a result of a lawsuit against the military judge and the Military District of Washington brought by the Center for Constitutional Rights, as well as my own FOIA requests and research, an official court record for US v. Pfc. Manning was released seven months after her trial. That record is not complete.

The official trial docket is published HERE and the entire collection of documents is text searchable at usvmanning.org.

*During the pretrial proceedings, court-martial and sentencing of Pfc. Manning, Chelsea requested to be identified as Bradley and addressed using the male pronoun. In a letter embargoed for August 22, 2013 Chelsea proclaimed that she is female and wished to be addressed from that moment forward as Chelsea E. Manning.


Docket

For an reconstructed appellate exhibit list, go here. To see all the publicly available filings, go here.

Identified by Defense but Not Yet Authorized by Government

  • Defense Response to Government Motion for FBI Substitution
  • Defense Response to Government Motion to Pre-admit
  • Defense Reply to Government Response to Defense Requested Instruction: Specifications 4 6 8 12 and 16 of Charge II
  • Defense Reply to Government Response to Defense Requested Instruction: Specification 12 and 13 of Charge II

Published by Defense

29 Jan 2013 Statement in Support of Providence Inquiry –U.S. v.
Private First Class (PFC) E. Manning (U)
17 Oct 2012 Defense Reply to the Government Response To Defense Motion to Dismiss for Lack of a Speedy Trial
19 Sep 2012 Defense’s Speedy Trial Motion
24 Aug 2012 Defense Supplement to Article 13 Motion
17 Aug 2012 Defense Motion to Compel Discovery No. 3 – Quantico e-mails
27 Jul 2012 Defense Motion for Continuance (un-redacted)
27 Jul 2012 Defense Article 13 Motion
13 Jul 2012 Defense Motion to Compel Production of Witnesses and Evidence for Article 13 Motion
11 Jul 2012 Defense Reply to Government Supplemental Response to Defense Motion to Compel Discovery No. 2
11 Jul 2012 Defense Reply to Government Response to Renewed Defense Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State an Offense: Specifications 13 and 14 of Charge II
11 Jul 2012 Defense Reply to Government Response to Defense Motion for Specific Instructions: The Specification of Charge I
06 Jul 2012 Defense Response to Government Motion for Modification of Protective Order
03 Jul 2012 Defense Requested Witnesses: Article 13 Motion (un-redacted)
21 Jun 2012 Defense Targeted Brief on Absence of Harm
22 Jun 2012 Renewed Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State an Offense Specifications 13 and 14 of Charge II
22 Jun 2012 Defense Motion for Specific Instructions: The Specification of Charge I
18 Jun 2012 Addendum No. 2 to Defense Motion to Compel Discovery No. 2: Requests for Witnesses
02 Jun 2012 Defense Motion to Record and Transcribe All R.C.M. 802 Conferences
02 Jun 2012 Defense Response to Prosecution Notice to Court of ONCIX Damage Assessment
02 Jun 2012 Defense Reply to Prosecution Response to Supplement to Defense Motion to Compel Discovery No. 2
29 May 2012 Defense Reply to Government Response to Defense Motion to Compel Identification Of Brady Materials
29 May 2012 Defense Reply to Government Response to Defense Motion for Instructions on Lesser Included Offense LIO
29 May 2012 Defense Reply to Government Response to Defense Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State an Offense: Specifications 13 and 14 of Charge II
29 May 2012 Defense Reply to Government Response to Defense Motion to Compel Discovery No. 2
23 May 2012 Defense Response to Government Motion for Appropriate Relief: Proposed Lesser-Included Offenses
10 May 2012 Defense Motion to Compel Identification of Brady Materials
10 May 2012 Defense Motion to Dismiss Specifications 2 3 5 7 9 10 11 and 15 of Charge II
10 May 2012 Defense Motion for Instructions on Lesser Included Offense
10 May 2012 Defense Motion to Dismiss Specifications 13 and 14 of Charge II for Failure to State an Offense
10 May 2012 Defense Motion to Compel Discovery No. 2
18 Apr 2012 Defense Reply to Prosecution Response to Defense Request for Partial Reconsideration of Discovery Ruling
17 Apr 2012 Defense Reply to Prosecution Response to Defense Motion to Dismiss all Charges with Prejudice
12 Apr 2012 Defense Request for Partial Reconsideration of Discovery Ruling
12 Apr 2012 Defense Response to Prosecution Motion to Preclude Reference to Actual Harm or Damage
30 Mar 2012 Defense Renewal of Motion to Compel Discovery of Computers
29 Mar 2012 Defense Motion to Dismiss Based Upon Unreasonable Multiplication of Charges
29 Mar 2012 Defense Motion to Dismiss Specification 1 of Charge II for Failure to State an Offense
29 Mar 2012 Defense Motion to Dismiss the Specification of Charge I for Failure to State an Offense
26 Mar 2012 Defense Forensic Request of Relevant Computers
15 Mar 2012 Defense Motion to Dismiss All Charges With Prejudice
13 Mar 2012 Defense Reply to Prosecution Response to Defense Motion to Compel Discovery
13 Mar 2012 Defense Reply to Prosecution Response to Defense Motion for Bill of Particulars
13 Mar 2012 Defense Reply to Prosecution Response to Defense Motion to Compel Depositions
16 Feb 2012 Defense Motion to Compel Discovery
16 Feb 2012 Defense Motion for Bill of Particulars
16 Feb 2012 Defense Motion to Compel Depositions
20 Jan 2012 Defense Discovery Request to the Government
16 Jan 2012 Supplement to Defense Request to the Government for Oral Depositions (un-redacted)
12 Jan 2012 Defense Request to the Government for Oral Depositions (un-redacted)
08 Dec 2011 Defense Request to Compel the Production of Article 32 Witnesses
02 Dec 2011 Defense Request for Article 32 Witnesses
01 Dec 2011 Defense Request to Compel Production of Article 32 Evidence (un-redacted)
22 Nov 2011 Defense Request for the Production of Article 32 Evidence (un-redacted)
13 Jun 2011 Official Response to Article 138 Complaint ( un-redacted)
07 Apr 2011 Quantico Brig Order P1640.1C paragraph 3.17
10 Mar 2011 Rebuttal Article 138 Complaint ( un-redacted)
19 Jan 2011 Article 138 Complaint ( un-redacted)

 

Statements by Legal Counsel

27 Sep 2012 PFC Manning’s Offered Plea and Forum Selection
07 Nov 2012 Defense’s Speedy Trial Motion
03 Sep 2012 Defense Supplement to Unlawful Pretrial Punishment Motion
27 Aug 2012 Defense Motion for August 28-30
10 Aug 2012 PFC Manning’s Unlawful Pretrial Punishment at Quantico
27 Jul 2012 Unlawful Pretrial Punishment Motion
14 Jul 2012 Defense Motions for July 16-20
12 Jul 2012 Additional Defense Motion
11 Jul 2012 Defense Motions for July 16-20 Hearing
07 Jul 2012 Defense Discovery Motions
24 Jun 2012 Additional Motion for June 25th Hearing
21 Jun 2012 Defense Motions for June 25th Hearing
12 Jun 2012 Supporting Manning
02 Jun 2012 Latest Defense Motions for 6-8 June Hearing
23 May 2012 Additional Military Defense Counsel for PFC Manning
23 May 2012 Defense Motions for 6 – 8 June
27 Apr 2012 PFC Manning Photo
21 Apr 2012 Latest Defense Motions
12 Apr 2012 Latest Defense Motions
17 Apr 2012 Redacted Defense Motions
30 Mar 2012 Filed Motions
30 Mar 2012 Access to Court Filings
26 Mar 2012 Confinement Location
20 Mar 2012 Mailing Address
19 Feb 2012 Arraignment
20 Jan 2012 Defense Discovery Request Regarding Damage Assessments
18 Jan 2012 Government Continues to Deny Access to Key Witnesses
16 Jan 2012 Supplemental Defense Deposition Request
12 Jan 2012 Defense Deposition Request
07 Dec 2011 Defense Response to Government Denial of Witnesses
03 Dec 2011 Public and Media Access to Article 32
03 Dec 2011 Defense Motion to Compel Production of Evidence
03 Dec 2011 Defense Witness List
28 Nov 2011 Defense Request for Production of Evidence
23 Nov 2011 Release of Information Statement
22 Nov 2011 Defense of PFC Manning
21 Nov 2011 Article 32 Hearing
28 Jun 2011 Fort Leavenworth Update
21 Jun 2011 Navy’s Response to PFC Manning’s Article 138 Complaint
10 May 2011 Mail Policy for PFC Manning
03 May 2011 A Typical Day For PFC Manning at Fort Leavenworth
19 Apr 2011 Why Was PFC Manning Moved to Fort Leavenworth?
07 Apr 2011 Brig Fails to Follow Its Own Rules
15 Mar 2011 Visitor and Correspondence List for Manning
15 Mar 2011 How to Contribute to Manning’s Legal Defense
10 Mar 2011 Article 138 Complaint
05 Mar 2011 The Truth Behind Quantico Brig’s Decision to Strip PFC Manning
04 Mar 2011 PFC Manning Stripped Naked Again
03 Mar 2011 Response to Pentagon Press Secretary’s Inaccurate Statements
03 Mar 2011 PFC Manning Forced to Strip Naked
02 Mar 2011 Article 104 Offense
02 Mar 2011 Additional Charges
01 Mar 2011 Manning Case Update
01 Mar 2011 Confinement Conditions Persist
02 Feb 2011 Clarification Regarding PFC Manning’s Citizenship
26 Jan 2011 PFC Manning Is Not Being Treated Like Every Other Detainee
21 Jan 2011 Article 138 Complaint
13 Jan 2011 Confinement Conditions Update
13 Jan 2011 Speedy Trial Update
03 Jan 2011 Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Speedy Trial
21 Dec 2010 Article 13 and PFC Manning
21 Dec 2010 Media Inquires
18 Dec 2010 A Typical Day for PFC Manning
25 Nov 2010 PFC Manning Case Update
10 Sep 2010 PFC Manning: Lawyer DOES NOT Question Soldier’s Sanity
25 Nov 2010 PFC Manning Case Update
18 Dec 2010 A Typical Day for PFC Manning
21 Dec 2010 Media Inquires
21 Dec 2010 Article 13 and PFC Manning
23 Dec 2010 Manning’s Holiday Statement
30 Dec 2010 Pretrial Confinement Review