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Dick Durbin: The First Amendment has always, always, always had a balancing test.

On the recordJune 2, 2014
The First Amendment has always, always, always had a balancing test.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin emphasizes the need for balance in interpreting the First Amendment.

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