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A contentious push to wrap up the 9/11 prosecutions takes an emotional toll on victims' families
Read full article: A contentious push to wrap up the 9/11 prosecutions takes an emotional toll on victims' familiesSept. 11 survivors and victims’ relatives have mixed feelings about a planned plea deal for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
The Biden administration succeeds in temporarily blocking a plea deal for accused 9/11 mastermind
Read full article: The Biden administration succeeds in temporarily blocking a plea deal for accused 9/11 mastermindThe Biden administration has succeeded in temporarily blocking accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed from entering a guilty plea that would spare him the risk of execution for al-Qaida’s Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
Shirk calls for Cristian Fernandez to testify in ethics case
Read full article: Shirk calls for Cristian Fernandez to testify in ethics caseJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Did former Public Defender Matt Shirk violate attorney-client privilege when he spoke about Cristian Fernandez's case with a documentary crew? That question lies at the heart of a state ethics complaint brought against Shirk, who filed a motion for his former client to testify about it at an administrative hearing Friday. As Public Defender in 2011, Shirk represented Fernandez when he was charged with murder at the age of 12 in the death of his 2-year-old half-brother. Elizabeth Miller, who represents the ethics panel, responded by saying Fernandez never waived his privilege. As Fernandezs counsel, (Shirk) saw a need to protect young Fernandezs welfare, she wrote.