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Jamie Raskin: “The Hatch Act has been twice challenged in the Supreme Court by unions for working people saying we should be able to…”

On the recordJune 25, 2019
The Hatch Act has been twice challenged in the Supreme Court by unions for working people saying we should be able to express ourselves politically at work.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin references legal challenges to the Hatch Act regarding political expression.

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