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Patrick Leahy: “I am wary of judicial activism and I believe in judicial restraint.”

On the recordMay 7, 2009
I am wary of judicial activism and I believe in judicial restraint.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy expresses concern about judicial activism and advocates for judicial restraint.

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