U.S.| Attorney General Defends Decision to Use NY Federal Court for 9/11 Trial

posted on 11.19.2009 by

From the New York Times: Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Wednesday defended his decision to prosecute five men accused as co-conspirators in the Sept. 11 attacks in federal court in Manhattan, declaring that while he believes “we are at war,” that the venue was the best place to pursue the case against them. Read more

U.S.| Key 9/11 Suspects To Be Tried in NY Federal Court

posted on 11.13.2009 by

The Obama Administration has decided to move the trials of the five Guantánamo Bay detainees suspected of plotting the 9/11 attacks from the Guantánamo military commissions to federal courts to face justice. Read more