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Patrick Leahy: “The very, very activist, Supreme Court, overturns them.”

On the recordOctober 6, 2009
The very, very activist, Supreme Court, overturns them.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Leahy criticizes the Supreme Court for its activist decisions affecting civil rights.

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