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Barack Obama: “The next Supreme Court Justice will understand that the job is to interpret the law, not make law.”

On the recordMarch 15, 2016
The next Supreme Court Justice will understand that the job is to interpret the law, not make law.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Statement on the Selection of a Nominee for United States Supreme Court Associate Justice

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