Saudis cleared from 9/11 lawsuits
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A US judge throws out civil lawsuits accusing the Saudi government of helping the 9/11 hijackers.
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Sixteen detainees were transferred out of the U.S. military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to authorities in Saudi Arabia, Pentagon officials announced yesterday, amid discussions within the Bush administration about how to close the facility.
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The agency that owns the WTC site announces plans to sue Saudi Arabia on the eve of the 9/11 anniversary.
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A Pakistani court dropped terrorism charges on Wednesday against a Pakistani-British dual national who was suspected of being a key figure in a plot to blow up airliners over the Atlantic Ocean, his lawyer said.
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TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.  - In the latest  legal setback related to the U.S. war on terror, the military  dropped spy charges on Wednesday against a Syrian-American  airman who worked as a translator at the detention center at  Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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(WASHINGTON) - 9/11 victims have collected more than $38 billion in compensation from insurance companies, the government and charities.
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The cases of those accused with roles in 9/11 represent a major part of President Bushâs âunfinished business.â
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NEW YORK CITY-Late yesterday, a jury determined that the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center constituted two occurrences for insurance purposes.
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A federal judge dismissed former CIA operative Valerie Plame's lawsuit against members of the Bush administration Thursday, eliminating one of the last courtroom remnants of the leak scandal.
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Jordan&#39;s military court on Monday acquitted 13 men, including three Saudi fugitives, of conspiring to carry out attacks against American interests in the kingdom, but sentenced 11 of them to prison terms ranging from six to 15 years for possessing
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A page, if not a chapter, has come to closure in the long dark saga of Sept. 11, 2001. A federal jury on Monday ruled that the assault on the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center was in fact two occurrences for insurance purposes.
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The move represents a victory for the parents and supporters of a U.S. citizen who has been held without charges in Saudi Arabia since June 2003.
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A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday dismissed damage claims filed by Spain against an organization that inspects and certifies ships in connection with one of the world's largest oil spills in the past decade.
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DETROIT - A federal judge yesterday threw out the terrorism charges against two men convicted last year in a case once hailed by the Bush administration as a major victory in the war on terror.
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Canadian Bill Sampson and four British men have been granted the right to sue Saudi officials. A British court issued the ruling this morning.
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Loyal Bushies rejoice The American judicial system handed another victory to executive power today, as a federal court judge in San Jose threw out a lawsuit filed against Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen for its involvement in the CIA's extraordinary rendition program. The lawsuit concerned five individuals who claimed to have been kidnapped by the CIA and then transported by Jeppesen to third countries, where they were subjected to torture, far from the glare of the western media.â¦
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The families of more than a dozen Sept. 11 victims reached a settlement Monday that avoids the prospect of them having to revisit the horrors of that day during a painful and drawn-out trial.