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Zoe Lofgren: According to the judge who presided over his Federal lawsuit, the case represented 'one of the most, if not the most…

On the recordMarch 27, 2012
According to the judge who presided over his Federal lawsuit, the case represented 'one of the most, if not the most, egregious 8th Amendment violations the court has ever encountered.'
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Zoe Lofgren
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Lofgren cites a judge's statement on the severity of Castaneda's case.

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