On the recordSeptember 3, 2018
the Supreme Court, as Justice Kagan put it, has been 'weaponizing the First Amendment in a way that unleashes judges now and in the future to intervene in economic and regulatory policy.'
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congress.govMazie Hirono: “the Supreme Court, as Justice Kagan put it, has been 'weaponizing the First Amendment in a way that unleashes judges now…”
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Hirono criticizes the Supreme Court's use of the First Amendment in political agendas.
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