Reuters is reporting here that defense attorneys for recently arrested Hutaree militia members are arguing their clients should be released on bond pending trial because the government's case against them is political and not criminal.
One attorney is quoted as saying that the government is "prosecuting people who have only exercised their First and Second Amendments rights."
Some of the arrested apparently refused to enter a plea and kept silent. In such cases a plea of "not guilty" is entered for them.
The judge is expected to make a decision on bail on Good Friday.
