Thad Cochran said "One question I have that has not been brought out here was that this suit not only requested a ruling as to these five legislators, but, more important, with respect to Judge Dennis, it involved all legislators' records, as to whether or not they were public records. And the reason this is important as far as Judge Dennis is concerned--and did the committee know this?--that he was a legislator before he was a judge, and he had awarded scholarships to Tulane and therefore records that he had control over, under the ruling of the lower court, made him a party in interest even though he was not a named defendant?" @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordSeptember 28, 1995

One question I have that has not been brought out here was that this suit not only requested a ruling as to these five legislators, but, more important, with respect to Judge Dennis, it involved all legislators' records, as to whether or not they were public records. And the reason this is important as far as Judge Dennis is concerned--and did the committee know this?--that he was a legislator before he was a judge, and he had awarded scholarships to Tulane and therefore records that he had control over, under the ruling of the lower court, made him a party in interest even though he was not a named defendant?

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Thad Cochran

Republican · Mississippi

Source

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of a legal suit involving legislators' records and Judge Dennis.

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