In dueling briefs filed Friday, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the families of people killed in the attacks of September 11, 2001 made their last written arguments to U.S. District Judge George Daniels of Manhattan, who will decide later this year whether the families can bring claims against Saudi Arabia for allegedly helping al Qaeda operatives carry out the 9/11 attacks.

According to Jerry Goldman:

“Colorful is when Zacarias Moussaoui testifies in a courtroom in New York and we watch the color drain out of the faces of the defendants,” said plaintiffs’ lawyer Jerry Goldman of Anderson Kill. Goldman said that Saudi Arabia essentially wants Judge Daniels to decide the merits of the plaintiffs’ case based on these motions, rather than letting the families gain access to discovery such as the documents seized from bin Laden’s hideaway in Pakistan.

“The 9/11 Commission never spoke to Khalid Sheikh Mohammed,” Goldman said. “They want to hide witnesses from the American people.”

To read the full story:  http://blogs.reuters.com/alison-frankel/2015/04/14/can-saudi-government-once-again-evade-suit-by-911-families/