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Patrick Leahy: “They asked, is it true that in the United States people actually sue the government on occasion?”

On the recordFebruary 23, 2010
They asked, is it true that in the United States people actually sue the government on occasion?
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Leahy recounts a conversation about the independence of the judiciary in the U.S.

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