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My time is exhausted, but what I worry about in this whole thing is a 5-4 decision which, at least in my impression, changes precedent dramatically, changes our Rules of Civil Proc...
12/1/2009
What changed other than the membership of the Supreme Court?
12/1/2009
I am concerned that the Court's decisions in Twombly and Iqbal may contribute to the phenomenon of vanishing trials...
12/1/2009
By making the initial pleading standard so much tougher for plaintiffs to reach, the conservative majority on the Suprem...
12/1/2009
I conclude, in any event, that the defects of process, institutional competence, and democratic accountability underlyin...
12/1/2009
I have been worried about the increasingly activist bent of the Supreme Court.
12/1/2009
In my view, it should not be those usual victims of 'procedural' reform...
12/1/2009
A slim majority undercut the landmark precedent of Brown v. Board of Education and its guarantee of equal justice.
12/1/2009
I am not scared of what Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has to say at trial, and no one else needs to be afraid either.
11/17/2009
Will you commit to share with this Committee, if in your investigation--yours, the Justice Department--you find that the...
11/17/2009
I can assure you as Chairman of this Committee that I want a successful prosecution. I also want to know what happened.
11/17/2009
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Patrick  Leahy
out of office

usa, Vermont

3,743 Quotes

PartyDemocratic

  • United States Senator

    1/3/1975 - 1/3/2023
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