The law has to change in accordance with our changing standards and the changing conditions of our country.
Summer Lee: “The law has to change in accordance with our changing standards and the changing conditions of our country.”
On the recordSeptember 5, 2019
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Emphasizing the need for legal reforms to adapt to evolving societal conditions.
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