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Antonin Scalia: For my part, I do not look forward to a society which, thanks to the Supreme Court campaigns anonymously hidden from…

On the recordSeptember 27, 2023
For my part, I do not look forward to a society which, thanks to the Supreme Court campaigns anonymously hidden from public scrutiny and protected from the accountability of criticism. This does not resemble the home of the brave.
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Antonin Scalia

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Scalia warns against anonymous campaign contributions undermining accountability.

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