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On the recordSeptember 3, 2018
as we showed earlier, when certain amici come before the D.C. Circuit, amici who tend to be associated with and funded by very powerful, very wealthy right-wing interests, they seem to have a better than 90 percent win rate in front of this particular judge.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse highlights a concerning win rate for certain amici before a judge.

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