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Howard Griffith: “But you would agree that any good lawyer has been wrong at some point in time as to what the courts might do, would you…”

On the recordSeptember 7, 2011
But you would agree that any good lawyer has been wrong at some point in time as to what the courts might do, would you not?
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Howard Griffith
Republican · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Griffith emphasizes the unpredictability of court decisions.

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