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Mike Lee: to the extent that I were called upon to interpret a case or decide a case in which a Lochner question were presented, I…

On the recordApril 9, 2013
to the extent that I were called upon to interpret a case or decide a case in which a Lochner question were presented, I would apply the then existing, binding precedent to the case before me.
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

Editor's note · Context

Commits to following existing legal precedents regarding Lochner v. New York.

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