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On the recordMarch 19, 2017
if you can be pushed into giving hints about what your feelings are about the precedent of the U.S. Supreme Court decisions or other cases, then you will have violated what I think is an appropriate approach that a judge should bring to jurisprudence.
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Mike Crapo
Republican · Idaho

Editor's note · Context

Crapo warns against hinting at personal opinions on precedents during judicial confirmation.

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