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Mazie Hirono: “The Court should consider all of those factors, I would say reliance factors loom large, as far as I am concerned…”

On the recordMarch 20, 2022
The Court should consider all of those factors, I would say reliance factors loom large, as far as I am concerned, before overturning a precedent.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Hirono emphasizes the importance of reliance factors in overturning legal precedents.

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