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Neil Gorsuch: “I take that seriously, and you had better believe I expect judicial decrees to be obeyed.”

On the recordMarch 19, 2017
I take that seriously, and you had better believe I expect judicial decrees to be obeyed.
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Neil Gorsuch

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Gorsuch emphasizes the importance of obeying judicial decrees.

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