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Patrick Leahy: “Minimization procedures are supposed to protect the constitutional rights of all of us.”

On the recordSeptember 22, 2009
Minimization procedures are supposed to protect the constitutional rights of all of us.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy emphasizes the importance of minimization procedures for protecting rights.

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