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Dick Durbin: “I think the point he was driving at was before the courtroom, before the case comes to the courtroom, whether there is a…”

On the recordJuly 14, 2010
I think the point he was driving at was before the courtroom, before the case comes to the courtroom, whether there is a balance or fairness in the process or whether there is more power on the government side.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin discusses fairness in the legal process before cases reach court.

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