Saturday, May 18, 2019

Track-gate

Dave Philipps of The New York Times provides the latest chapter in the ongoing saga of the murder trial of SEALs Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher. "Tom," in a comment at CAAFlog, points to a string of bar ethics committee rulings about the impermissibility of using secret tracking software. Will a prosecutor be subject to bar discipline? Were there ex parte communications between the prosecution and the military judge? Why were reporters seeking comment referred to the United States Attorney's Office? So far, there are more questions than answers, but over them all looms this one: has a triable homicide case been botched beyond repair due to an investigation into leaks to the press? 

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