On the recordMarch 11, 2021
Courtrooms ought to be open places where you know who is present, not a place where powerful players can come masked behind front groups hiding both their own identity and their interconnections.
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Whitehouse discusses the need for transparency in courtrooms and the influence of special interests.
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