Most of these cases become the battleground for fundamental issues that every defendant has in a criminal case.
This case had a powerful emotional component and I was concerned that we would not be able to overcome that.
These cases teach us, me and you, how important and how cherished the rights are that we have. After all, it is those rights that were under attack.
The case certainly has a high level of security unparalleled in my experience of practice in the federal court.