WASHINGTON — How do you defend one of the most notorious terrorism figures in history? One step, legal analysts say, would be to ask for a change of venue. Khalid SheikhMohammed’s attorneys, whoever they are, …
Read Original Story: Difficulties many in civilian terror trials – Columbus Dispatch
Eric H. Holder Jr. called his order Friday to send the suspected plotters of the Sept. 11 attacks to trial in Manhattan "the toughest decision I’ve had to make as attorney general." But what the nation’s chief law enforcement officer …
Read Original Story: For Holder, much wrestling over decision – Washington Post
Convoys of heavily armed officers, fields of barricades and additional checkpoints are likely to sprout in and around the jail where the accused will be housed and the courthouse where they will be tried. …
Read Original Story: How New York May Tighten Security Vise – New York Times
AP Khalid SheikhMohammed, accused of being the mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, after his capture in 2003. Is federal court the right place to prosecute the 9/11 defendants? One step, legal analysts say, …
Read Original Story: 9/11 Trial Poses Unparalleled Legal Obstacles – New York Times
Some 9/11 family members said they were angered that men they view as terrorists and war criminals would receive the same treatment as US citizens. Photo credit: AP | Khalid SheikhMohammed, the alleged Sept. 11 mastermind, is seen shortly after his …
Read Original Story: 9/11 victims' relatives react to news of NYC trial – Newsday
Khalid SheikhMohammed and four others will face federaltrial just blocks from ground zero. By Greg Gordon and Leila Fadel WASHINGTON – Attorney General Eric Holder, rejecting concerns about security, announced yesterday that confessed 9/11 mastermind…
Read Original Story: NY trial ordered for 9/11 detainees – Philadelphia Inquirer
The alleged mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks, Khalid SheikhMohammed, will be transferred from Guantanamo Bay to New York for a trial in which the death penalty will be sought, the US has confirmed. Hundreds of people, from New York and beyond, …
Read Original Story: New York voices on 9/11 trial – BBC News
WASHINGTON — In a move both politically and legally risky, the Obama administration plans to put on trial the professed mastermind of the Sept. 11 terror attacks and four alleged accomplices in a lower Manhattan courthouse. The venue for the biggest …
Read Original Story: A risky setting for NYC trial of 9/11 suspects – The Associated Press
(ChattahBox) — The trial of MohammedKhalid Sheikh, the alleged mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks, and four other suspects accused of plotting the attack on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon is seen as an important step in President Obama’s plan of …
Read Original Story: Trying 9/11 Suspects in New York Fraught with Peril – ChattahBox
Guantanamo Bay detainees could be released by judges when transferred to US prisons for trail, some lawyers say. Photo: AP When it comes to keeping Guantanamo inmates locked up indefinitely in the United States, …
Read Original Story: Judges could free detainees moved to US – Politico
