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On the recordJanuary 9, 2017
Senator Sessions, in 1944, the Supreme Court handed down what is considered one of the worst rulings in the history of our country.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Hirono references the Korematsu case to criticize past injustices.

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