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David Cay Johnston: I do not believe that judgment is clear at all. I think it is probable that the Court can enforce this--probable.…

On the recordJanuary 31, 1995
I do not believe that judgment is clear at all. I think it is probable that the Court can enforce this--probable. Reasonable minds can disagree. But why leave it deliberately vague, deliberately ambiguous?
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David Cay Johnston
West Virginia

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Discussing the clarity and enforceability of a court judgment.

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