Tuesday, June 10, 2008

CAAFtastrophe: Day 2

As the itinerant No Man notes in his post below, CAAF's web site remains down for a second day. If the problem isn't fixed soon, we might be reduced to blogging about military appellate animal metaphors again. Here's hoping Maxwell AFB can somehow save us from that fate.

5 comments:

John O'Connor said...

Well, it's two days that CAAF couldn't expand its jurisdiction. Or at least two days we wouldn't know about it.

Anonymous said...

And if CAAF is a civilian, independent court, why does it use an Air Force server at the Air Force Jag School? Just saying... if the AF jags can rewrite the MCM index, could they alter some of CAAF's opinions? Just seems like a conflict of interest. Does CAAF give any preference to AF cases as a quid pro quo for using its server? Who knows. Does that constitute "implied bias" under the Judge Baker test?

Anonymous said...

Yes they do....CAAF gives great deference to the AF. In fact it is part of the conspiracy of military justice...it it all falling into place, the great master plan. I hope the web site returns soon so there are some topical things to discuss.

John O'Connor said...

Yep, I can just hear the CAAF judges in conference:

"You know, I think this accused has a point, but he's in the Air Force and they might mess with our website if we reverse. If he was in the Navy, I'd probably vote his way."

Anonymous said...

CAAF's website is back up, but of no help. It has not been updated since last week.