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Steve Cohen: “We know the 1983 rule had a disproportionally chilling impact on civil rights cases, and that is most concerning to me…”

On the recordMarch 16, 2015
We know the 1983 rule had a disproportionally chilling impact on civil rights cases, and that is most concerning to me and to others.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen expresses concern over the negative effects of the 1983 rule on civil rights cases.

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