WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S.
military's highest court is asking WikiLeaks to explain why the military
justice system is the proper venue for seeking documents in the
court-martial of an Army private charged with giving classified
information to the secret-spilling website.
The jurisdictional question was raised by the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces during arguments Wednesday in Washington.
Lawyers from the Center for
Constitutional Rights and the government say they'll submit briefs
before the end of the month. The civil-rights group is representing
WikiLeaks, its founder, Julian Assange, and some sympathizers in the
appeal.
They claim the First
Amendment mandates timely public access to judicial documents in Pfc.
Bradley Manning's court-martial. Such records are generally available in
civilian courts.
The government says they should use the Freedom of Information Act.
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