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U.S. Court System Outmatches 9/11 Conspirator

By | 01.04.10 | 5:33 pm

From Reuters:

Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person convicted in a U.S. court on criminal charges related to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, lost a bid on Monday to overturn his guilty plea and his sentence of life in prison.

A U.S. appeals court rejected arguments by Moussaoui,

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Holder Struggles to Defend 9/11 Trial Decisions

By | 11.19.09 | 6:00 am

Attorney General Eric Holder surely knew he’d be facing a tough audience when he prepared to testify to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. That may be why instead of delivering the written testimony he’d prepared, he focused his opening remarks on

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New Report Reaffirms Federal Courts Can Handle Most Terrorism Cases

By | 07.23.09 | 3:48 pm

Human Rights First has just released a new report updating its previous study of criminal terrorism cases prosecuted since the early 1990s. Once again, it concludes that the federal courts are fully capable of prosecuting complex and sensitive cases of international terrorism.

The organization’s previous report, issued More…