Political Quotes

On the recordMarch 19, 2017
As a good judge, you do not approach that question anew, as if it had never been decided.
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Neil Gorsuch

Editor's note · Context

Gorsuch stresses the importance of respecting Supreme Court precedents in judicial decision-making.

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