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Sheldon Whitehouse: “I have read Judge Kavanaugh's decisions on mens rea, which have focused so far on individual defendants.”

On the recordSeptember 3, 2018
I have read Judge Kavanaugh's decisions on mens rea, which have focused so far on individual defendants.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Discussing Judge Kavanaugh's decisions regarding mens rea in legal contexts.

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