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John C. Coffee: “I think it is judicial legislation. It is not usually what the Court does.”

On the recordMay 3, 2010
I think it is judicial legislation. It is not usually what the Court does.
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John C. Coffee
Washington

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Coffee critiques Supreme Court decisions as overstepping judicial boundaries.

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