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Richard Blumenthal: “Appearance and perception has to be served because of the immense and in many respects undemocratic powers that courts…”

On the recordJanuary 13, 2014
Appearance and perception has to be served because of the immense and in many respects undemocratic powers that courts exert
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Blumenthal emphasizes the importance of perception in the judiciary due to its undemocratic powers.

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