Loughner still not competent to stand trial:

Hearing set to determine if Tucson shooting spree suspect is competent for trial
washingtonpost.com

SAN DIEGO — A federal judge is set to determine whether the suspect in the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded several others, including then-U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, should remain at a federal prison facility where officials are forcibly medicating him.

U.S. District Court Judge Larry Burns said in his court filing that he is inclined to extend the suspect’s stay after learning the chief federal psychologist of Jared Lee Loughner believes the 23-year-old is still not competent to stand trial.

He said that the psychologist noted, however, that his mental state has made “measurable progress” during the roughly six months he has been at the facility in Springfield, Mo., and she believes he will continue to improve.