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Eric Holder: There was a very big misconception that somehow or other terrorists have far greater rights in the Article III courts…

On the recordMay 5, 2010
There was a very big misconception that somehow or other terrorists have far greater rights in the Article III courts than they would in the military commissions.
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Eric Holder
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Holder addresses misconceptions about terrorist rights in different legal venues.

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