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On the recordMarch 15, 2023
I can't square that decision with the actual danger that women and police officers face from armed domestic abusers, and I don't believe the Founders of this Nation would've wanted courts to simply ignore this danger when applying the Constitution they wrote.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin criticized a court decision that undermines protections against domestic violence.

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