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Mike Lee: “A judge's job is not to protect the little guy or the big guy.”

On the recordMarch 19, 2017
A judge's job is not to protect the little guy or the big guy.
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

Editor's note · Context

Michael Lee emphasizes that judges must uphold the law impartially, regardless of litigant status.

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