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Ritchie Torres: In TransUnion v. Ramirez, the Supreme Court, in an act of judicial usurpation, held that the courts, rather than…

On the recordJune 28, 2021
In TransUnion v. Ramirez, the Supreme Court, in an act of judicial usurpation, held that the courts, rather than Congress, ought to decide which legal rights are enforceable in Federal court and which harms are concrete enough to establish Article III standing.
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Ritchie Torres
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Torres criticizes the Supreme Court's decision limiting Congress's role in defining legal rights.

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