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Carl Levin: “I find your invocation of judicial independence to be something which, frankly, you ought to be ashamed of as a lawyer.”

On the recordOctober 6, 2013
I find your invocation of judicial independence to be something which, frankly, you ought to be ashamed of as a lawyer.
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Levin criticizes a judge's misuse of judicial independence in a misconduct case.

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