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On the recordJune 28, 2011
Through this decision, a narrow majority of five justices have, again, made it harder to hold corporations accountable under our historic civil rights laws.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy highlights the Supreme Court's ruling as a setback for civil rights enforcement.

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