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Albert Beveridge: “The question constantly recurs--do you mean that the Judges shall be removable at the will of the Legislature?”

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The question constantly recurs--do you mean that the Judges shall be removable at the will of the Legislature?
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Albert Beveridge
Republican · Indiana

Editor's note · Context

Beveridge questions the implications of legislative control over judges, advocating for judicial independence.

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