Context· moderateSEP-E038
Baseline: 1,202 exhibits admitted in an adversarial criminal trial
- what the source states
- "The following web pages link to all 1,202 exhibits admitted into evidence during the trial of U.S. v. Moussaoui, with the exception of seven that are classified or otherwise remain under seal. This is the first criminal case for which a federal court has provided access to all exhibits online. The exhibits were posted on July 31, 2006."
- what we infer
- Establishes that a large body of the underlying evidence was tested in adversarial proceedings with defense counsel and a judge, and is publicly inspectable. This is why the authorship of the attacks is not a live dispute on this site, and why the disputes that remain live are the ones where no comparable adversarial test has occurred.
- limitations
- Seven exhibits remain sealed.
- This case has not examined individual exhibits; the record is cited for the existence and scope of the adversarial test.