More than 1,800 people affected by the 9/11 terror attacks have asked President Biden not to attend ceremonies commemorating the 20th anniversary of the tragedy next month unless he orders the release of documents they claim could show links between the Saudi government and Al Qaeda…
9/11 Families, Experts Mount Unprecedented Challenge to NIST in New Filing…
Family members of those who died on September 11, 2001, joined building experts earlier today in submitting a “request for correction” to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) regarding its 2008 report on the collapse of World Trade Center Building 7. The request, which comprises more than 100 pages and five exhibits, represents […]
Barr, Grenell Block 9/11 Families Access to Evidence with Broad, ‘Unprecedented’ Claims of Secrecy…
U.S. Attorney General William Barr and acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell broadly invoked the state secrets privilege this week to block 9/11 survivors and family members from obtaining crucial evidence to support their multi-billion dollar damages lawsuit against Saudi Arabia. In sworn public declarations filed in federal court in New York, the nation’s […]
FBI Seeks to Hide Its Legal Arguments in 9/11 Case As Senator’s Ask Justice’s IG to Investigate ‘Abnormalities’…
The U.S. is asking a federal judge to allow it to file secret legal arguments in the mammoth New York lawsuit against Saudi Arabia brought by 9/11 families and survivors. If the court allows it, the government’s hidden line of reasoning would be so secret that even the 9/11 victims and their lawyers would not […]
U.S. Senators Seek Answers from Inspector General on Behalf of 9/11 Families…
U.S. Judge Allows 9/11 Lawsuits Against Saudi Arabia to Proceed…
A US judge in New York on Wednesday rejected Saudi Arabia’s request to dismiss lawsuits accusing it of helping in the 9/11 attacks. The cases are based on the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (Jasta), a 2016 law that provides an exemption to the legal principle of sovereign immunity, allowing families of the victims […]
Why Are Senators Graham and McCain Protecting the Saudis and Denying Justice to 9/11 Victims?…
Since the override, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., have introduced a bill to “fix” JASTA, creating legal standards that will delay justice and make it much harder for 9/11 survivors to get their day in court. JASTA had the overwhelming support of Congress and Donald Trump during the presidential campaign…
Podesta Email: Lawyer For 9/11 Families Warned Campaign About Clinton’s Saudi Ties…
‘Those of us who have been concerned about that politicization have had some thoughts about how to defang the issue and would be happy to knock those around with you,’ wrote Jack Quinn, former White House counsel and current lawyer to families of 9/11 victims…
