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Patrick Leahy: “The courts are not subsidiaries of any political party or interest group, and our judges should not be partisans.”

On the recordJune 30, 2010
The courts are not subsidiaries of any political party or interest group, and our judges should not be partisans.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Leahy asserts the importance of judicial independence from political affiliations.

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