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Barack Obama: “The role of the court is to apply the law to the facts of the case before it—not to legislate, not to arrogate to itself…”

On the recordMarch 15, 2016
The role of the court is to apply the law to the facts of the case before it—not to legislate, not to arrogate to itself the executive power, not to hand down advisory opinions on the issues of the day.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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