On the recordMarch 16, 2015
Even a landmark case like the Brown v. Board of Education argument may have been delayed or may not have been pursued to its conclusion had our H.R. 758 changes to Rule 11 been in effect at the time.
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Cohen warns that changes to Rule 11 could have hindered significant civil rights cases like Brown v. Board.
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