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Jamie Raskin: “I wanted my colleague to know, I know that my colleague from Louisiana, the erudite Mr. Johnson, would certainly know…”

On the recordJuly 13, 2022
I wanted my colleague to know, I know that my colleague from Louisiana, the erudite Mr. Johnson, would certainly know this, that five of the justices, the majority of the Court, five of the justices in the Roe v. Wade majority were appointed by Republican Presidents.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin highlights that Republican presidents appointed justices in the Roe v. Wade majority.

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