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Dick Durbin: “The figures speak for themselves. The fact that over the 7 years we had three who were tried before military commissions…”

On the recordJuly 27, 2009
The figures speak for themselves. The fact that over the 7 years we had three who were tried before military commissions and 145 in Article III courts is an indication to me that there was a presumption that the most successful line of prosecution was in the Article III court.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin highlights the success of Article III courts over military commissions in prosecutions.

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