Journalists file suit against Manning trial secrecy Plaintiffs including Glenn Greenwald and Julian Assange demand press, public access to trial and documents

A group of journalists including Glenn Greenwald, Julian Assange, Amy Goodman and Kevin Gosztola -- all of whom have closely followed the Bradley Manning pretrial proceedings -- are filing suit to see the veil of fierce military secrecy lifted from the accused whistleblower's court martial.

The military judge presiding over the case can currently close a courtroom to the press and public for "security" reasons -- citing sensitive classified information. The plaintiffs are calling on the judge to grant public and press access to the historic trial and its attendant documents. The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) has already had some success in having pretrial transcripts published, but for the most part public access to the proceedings has been provided in the form of rush transcripts compiled by dedicated independent journalist, Alexa O'Brien. Common Dreams reported on this week's filing:

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