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On the recordOctober 18, 2011
I hope that as you serve the people of the Ninth Circuit in this role, assuming that you are confirmed, that you will not view with equanimity efforts that deprive people of access to the jury, given its core constitutional role.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse emphasizes the jury's constitutional importance and urges protection of access to it.

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