CAAF to review two member challenge cases

On Friday, CAAF granted review of two members challenge cases. But I have no idea what either one of them is about.

Here's the granted issue in United States v. Bragg, __ M.J. ___, No. 07-0382/MC (C.A.A.F. Nov. 16, 2007): "WHETHER THE LOWER COURT ERRED IN UPHOLDING THE MILITARY JUDGE'S DENIAL OF THE CHALLENGE FOR CAUSE OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL [W.]." I have no idea why the defense thinks LtCol Wood should have been bounced or why Judge Chester thought he shouldn't have been. Unfortunately, the Navy-Marine Corps Court's opinion is similarly unenlightening. The Navy-Marine Corps Court's unpublished opinion in Bragg is available here. United States v. Bragg, No. NMCCA 200600228 (N-M. Ct. Crim. App. Feb. 21, 2007). In Bragg, the defense raised eleven assignments of error before the Navy-Marine Corps Court. That court discussed six of them. Issue VII -- "the military judge erred by denying a defense challenge for cause against Lieutenant Colonel (LtCol) Wood" -- didn't make the cut. See id., slip op. at 2 n.1.

Could one of our naval readers please relieve my curiosity by letting us know why the defense thinks LtCol Wood shouldn't have sat as a member?

Now here's the granted issue in United States v. Elfayoumi, __ M.J. ___, No. 07-0346/AR (C.A.A.F. Nov. 16, 2007): "WHETHER THE MILITARY JUDGE ABUSED HIS DISCRETION WHEN HE DENIED THE DEFENSE COUNSEL'S CHALLENGE FOR CAUSE AGAINST MAJOR [L.G.], A PANEL MEMBER, FOR IMPLIED BIAS." I can't find ACCA's opinion from Elfayoumi anywhere online. Could one of our Army lurkers let us know what the defense's beef with MAJ L.G. is?