 So in theory, there will eventually be a 9-11 trial. In reality, few people believe that will ever happen. So court proceedings are still taking place. So what happens at them? For years, it was a lot of procedural stuff, like legal motions. This particular one is getting more attention than usual because witnesses will be called to talk about torture, including a man who helped design the CIA's torture program. The big issue for a judge to decide is whether confessions by the 9-11 defendants were voluntary or not.