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Neil Gorsuch: “The role of the judge is to say what the law is, the great Chief Justice Marshall declared in Marbury v. Madison.”

On the recordMarch 19, 2017
The role of the judge is to say what the law is, the great Chief Justice Marshall declared in Marbury v. Madison.
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Neil Gorsuch

Editor's note · Context

Gorsuch emphasizes the judicial role in interpreting existing law.

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