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Neil Gorsuch: The point of a precedent--I am trying to be as helpful to you here as I can be, Senator--is that it represents…

On the recordMarch 19, 2017
The point of a precedent--I am trying to be as helpful to you here as I can be, Senator--is that it represents collective wisdom.
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Neil Gorsuch

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Gorsuch explains that precedents embody collective judicial wisdom.

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