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Merrick Garland: the President has already stated his opposition to that statute, but our obligation in the Justice Department is to…

On the recordOctober 20, 2021
the President has already stated his opposition to that statute, but our obligation in the Justice Department is to defend the constitutionality of statutes that we can reasonably argue are constitutional.
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Merrick Garland
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Garland explains the DOJ's duty to defend the constitutionality of laws, including PLCAA.

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