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On the recordApril 15, 2010
If you look across the entire run of cases, you see a fairly consistent pattern where respect for precedent goes by the wayside when it gets in the way of result.
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Jon Kyl
Republican · Arizona

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Kyl references Liu's observation on the Supreme Court's disregard for precedent.

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