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We urge you to oppose Senate Amendment 2774, offered by Senator Inhofe and others and Senate Amendment 2779, offered by Senator DeMint, to H.R. 3082, the Military Construction, Veterans’ Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2010. … These amendments set a dangerous precedent in restricting the ability of the United States to prosecute suspected terrorists in federal courts.
We urge you to oppose S. 2977, which was recently introduced by Senator Graham (R-SC) and would prohibit the Department of Justice from using funds to prosecute the alleged planners or conspirators in the September 11, 2001 attacks in regular Article III federal courts. These are the same federal courts where the Department of Justice regularly tries and convicts defendants charged with international terrorism crimes.
The undersigned organizations urge you to oppose Senate Amendment 2669, offered by Senator Graham, to H.R. 2847, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2010. This amendment would prohibit the Department of Justice from using funds under the bill for the prosecution of any alleged planners or conspirators in the September 11, 2001 attacks in regular Article III federal courts, which are the same federal courts where the Department of Justice regularly tries and convicts defendants charged with international terrorism crimes.
Oppose Any Motion to Recommit on the Intelligence Authorization Act (HR 2701) That Would Bar Prosecution of Some Terrorism Defendants in Federal Criminal Courts ... The possible motion to recommit would needlessly tie the President’s hands in resolving the problem of Guantánamo and disposing of cases in ways that comport with human rights principles and the rule of law. It would restrict the Obama administration’s ability to employ one of the most valuable counterterrorism tools available—criminal prosecutions in regular federal courts.
Brief for Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Plaintiff-Appellant.
