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Dick Durbin: “Unfortunately, too many of the Court's decisions do not rest on solid constitutional foundations and reliable legal…”

On the recordMarch 20, 2022
Unfortunately, too many of the Court's decisions do not rest on solid constitutional foundations and reliable legal reasoning.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin criticizes the lack of solid legal reasoning in recent Supreme Court decisions.

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