No Moussaoui Evidence For 9/11 Plantiffs

(AP)  A Virginia judge lacked authority to order the U.S. government to provide evidence from the trial of al Qaeda conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui to the families of Sept. 11 victims for use in their lawsuits against the airline industry and others, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.

A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the federal court in the Southern District of New York has sole authority over evidence in the civil cases stemming from the terrorist attacks.

U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema of Alexandria, Va., last April ordered the government to give the plaintiffs non-sensitive information that prosecutors turned over to Moussaoui's attorneys, but which was never introduced at his trial.

The appeals court unanimously ruled that Brinkema exceeded her authority.

"We, like the district court, have great sympathy for the victims of September 11 and their families," Judge Karen Williams wrote. "They have endured the most abhorrent of acts. But regardless of how much respect and compassion this court has, we must ensure that the federal courts in our jurisdiction — no matter how well intentioned — do not exceed their legal power."

[baldfrog-2009]

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[emhawks]

The families of the 9/11 victims will always have my unending sympathy & prayers. They have been treated disgracefully.
REOPEN THE 9/11 INVESTIGATION!

[tuckerndfw]

Let me see if I have this straight:

A federal judge ordered the federal governmnet to produce evidence in its possession but the appeals court ruled the federal judge has no such authority because the evidence is within the exclusive jurisdiction of another federal judge.

Uh-huh. I can see how that is reasonable.

And why the "war on terror" as being conducted is pointless. If federal judges/courts are not required to share evidence or information, there is no chance other federal agencies or departments will do so.

If the evidence is in custody of the federal (state/local) government, it should not matter which judge or court has control of the evidence. It should be available to all courts.

[tuckerndfw]

Let me see if I have this straight:

A federal judge ordered the federal governmnet to produce evidence in its possession but the appeals court ruled the federal judge has no such authority because the evidence is within the exclusive jurisdiction of another federal judge.

Uh-huh. I can see how that is reasonable.

And why the "war on terror" as being conducted is pointless. If federal judges/courts are not required to share evidence or information, there is no chance other federal agencies or departments will do so.

If the evidence is in custody of the federal (state/local) government, it should not matter which judge or court has control of the evidence. It should be available to all courts.