Russ Feingold actually said...

But I agree with President Obama that it's a good thing for our country for judges to understand the real-world implications of their decisions and the effects on regular Americans, and to seek to understand both sides of an issue.

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Feingold supports empathy in judicial decisions for better understanding of real-world impacts.

05/07/2009

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