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On the recordJanuary 29, 2003
But there had to be this moment of truth for you as an attorney when you were asked to represent the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, when you knew that your success in that case would restrict the rights of disabled Americans, which you have conceded here, and you decided, not because you were assigned or required to, that you were going to forward in that role of advocate.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
Source
congress.gov
Jan 29, 2003

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Senator Durbin questions the ethics of Mr. Sutton's legal representation.

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