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On the recordMarch 16, 2016
As Alexander Hamilton wrote in the Federalist No. 78, the interpretation of the laws is the proper and peculiar providence of the courts.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford cites Hamilton to emphasize judicial authority in law interpretation.

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