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John Conyers: “Why are you tightening the rope around the neck of a plaintiff, a working class plaintiff in the first place?”

On the recordMarch 6, 1995
Why are you tightening the rope around the neck of a plaintiff, a working class plaintiff in the first place?
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Addressing concerns about legal reforms affecting working class plaintiffs.

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