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On the recordJuly 22, 2013
Is sequestration increasing the gap in resource parity to a point that calls into question whether indigent defendants are getting full due process?
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin questions if sequestration affects due process for indigent defendants.

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