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On the recordFebruary 12, 2015
It was an activist court, activist in the worst way, activists that gave powers to people that we never envisioned; not activists that went far to give minorities opportunity and minorities rights.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen condemns the court's activism for prioritizing corporate rights over minority rights.

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