Last Friday, Attorney General Eric Holder announced that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-professed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees will be tried in New York City civilian federal court. Critics argue that military tribunals should be used instead. We discuss the move to civilian court.
Guests:
John Eastman, dean and chair in law at the Chapman University School of Law and founding director for the Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence
Ben Wizner, attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
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