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On the recordApril 29, 2019
There is no justification for this Court to read exemptions into the act beyond those provided by Congress. If the act is to be altered, then it is a function for the same body that adopted it.
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Jackie Speier
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Speier cites Scalia's view on judicial overreach regarding the Feres doctrine.

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