Holy Land Foundation lawyers, saying they're not being paid, seek retrial delay 8:23 AM CT

By JASON TRAHAN / The Dallas Morning News jtrahan@dallasnews.com Court-appointed attorneys for defendants in the Holy Land Foundation case are asking a judge to delay the September trial because they haven’t been paid a fraction of what they say they need to put up a defense. Four of the five defendants in the high-profile terrorism financing case are on the public dole. Since preparing to mount a new defense after an October mistrial, the court-appointed attorneys have so far received $16,500 in fees and expenses and $6,000 more for airfare. The first trial has cost taxpayers more than $2.4 million, and some bills remain unpaid. “Counsel can no longer continue to work on this case, nor effectively prepare for trial, because funding has not been approved for experts, consultants and for the expenses associated with... [read full story]