Patrick Leahy actually said...

It is a disgrace that 52 years after Gideon and 43 after Argersinger, thousands of accused persons face the power of the State alone.

Leahy criticizes the lack of legal representation for accused individuals.

05/12/2015

More Patrick Leahy Quotes

If he had a case before the U.S. Supreme Court, would not the facts be the same?

It was not two nominees. It was three. The third one was not heard because for the first time in the history of the United States, the Senat...

I think the record should show President Obama nominated three Supreme Court Justices, one of whom was Merrick Garland.

nobody is above the law in this country, and that includes the President of the United States.