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Jamie Raskin: “I’m hoping that we will be able to sue in such a way as to block the most authoritarian takeovers.”

On the recordFebruary 13, 2025
I’m hoping that we will be able to sue in such a way as to block the most authoritarian takeovers.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin discusses using legal actions to counteract authoritarianism.

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