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On the recordJanuary 29, 2003
The very point of the article or this section of the article--this was the same article, I should point out, that was criticizing the Court for a ruling that heard disability rights.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Commenting on an article's criticism of court rulings related to disability rights.

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