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Ed Markey: The Judgment fund was established in order to pay awards and attorney fees in cases where judges find that the Federal…

On the recordJune 18, 2012
The Judgment fund was established in order to pay awards and attorney fees in cases where judges find that the Federal Government has violated the law, any law.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey explains the purpose of the Judgment Fund in legal cases against the government.

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