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Tom Udall: “There was a period in history where the Supreme Court was really a champion in terms of Native rights and now it has…”

On the recordMay 16, 2012
There was a period in history where the Supreme Court was really a champion in terms of Native rights and now it has turned the other way.
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Tom Udall
Democratic · New Mexico

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Discusses the Supreme Court's declining support for Native rights.

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