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Russ Feingold: “That is why I suggest to everyone watching today that they be a little wary of a phrase that they are hearing at this…”

On the recordMay 7, 2009
That is why I suggest to everyone watching today that they be a little wary of a phrase that they are hearing at this hearing: 'judicial activism.'
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Russ Feingold
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Feingold cautioned against the misuse of the term 'judicial activism.'

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