I guess what I’d heard was correct about the court being cleared at Friday’s hearing. I agree with Claudia that we should not write off that we may still learn more.

In this instance the defedants were allegedly concerned about their privacy rights. In the 9/11 litigation for wrongful death and personal injury, the aviation defendants were concerned about proprietory information, but thanks to seven dogged plaintiffs, who are pushing for creation of a public archive from what has been uncovered in discovery, we may soon see a significant body of information added to the 9/11 public record.

So, hopefully, something similar might occur to address the transparency issue in the 9/11 litigation dealing with terrorist financing. Hopefully, the press will continue to push in this regard. I know the Reporters’ Committee for Freedom of the Press has filed an Amicus brief, in support of the victims’ families’ motion to create a public archive in the wronful death suits. Maybe pressure from the press can also help push for more transparency in the 9/11 terrorist financing suit.