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On the recordSeptember 28, 1995
I was somewhat taken aback by the gentleman from North Carolina's concern about the extra burden on the courts for convening a three-judge panel to decide a State referendum or initiative that the constitutionality, because my memory could be faulty, I concede that, but I do not recall the gentleman being at the point in habeas corpus reform where cases go up and down and up and down and up and down. I can think of one that lasted 14 years, with 52 appeals. I just do not recall the gentleman being a leader in trying to reform that burden on the courts.
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Henry Hyde
Illinois
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Addressing concerns about court burdens during a discussion on habeas corpus reform.

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