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Patrick Leahy: “It is not unheard of for a circuit to reverse itself in a subsequent case.”

On the recordJanuary 29, 2003
It is not unheard of for a circuit to reverse itself in a subsequent case.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont
Source
congress.gov
Jan 29, 2003

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the nature of circuit court precedents and their potential for reversal.

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