On the recordMarch 29, 2011
The Solicitor General should have told the Attorney General, 'We cannot not defend that statute. It does not comply with the law.'
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congress.govThe Solicitor General should have told the Attorney General, 'We cannot not defend that statute. It does not comply with the law.'
Sessions insists on the Solicitor General's duty to defend statutory law.
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