ɪnˈɪʃəli ðə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv dʒˈʌstɪs ˈɑːɹɡjuːd ðætðə kˈæptɪvz lˈɔɪɚz, ænd ðə dʒˈʌdʒᵻz ɔnðə pˈænəl, nˈiːdᵻd kənsˈɪdɚ nˈoʊmˌoːɹ ˈɛvɪdəns ðɐn ðə "sˈʌmɚɹi ʌv ˈɛvɪdəns mˈɛmoʊz" pɹɪpˈɛɹd fɚðə kˈæptɪvz sˌiːˌɛsˈɑːɹ tɹaɪbjˈuːnəlz.
Initially the Department of Justice argued that the captive's lawyers, and the judges on the panel, needed consider no more evidence than the "Summary of Evidence memos" prepared for the captives' CSR Tribunals.