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Dick Durbin: “The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals at the Federal level is not known as a liberal court of appeals.”

On the recordSeptember 14, 2009
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals at the Federal level is not known as a liberal court of appeals.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin comments on the court's reputation regarding a serious medical need in prisons.

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