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Mazie Hirono: “So, do you believe that a Justice should be able to make it easier to overturn or even--overturn even well-established…”

On the recordSeptember 3, 2018
So, do you believe that a Justice should be able to make it easier to overturn or even--overturn even well-established Supreme Court precedent by simply giving notice that he or she has concerns about that precedent?
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

Editor's note · Context

Hirono questions the legitimacy of a Justice's ability to overturn precedent based on personal concerns.

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