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Micah J. Schwartzman

Not Getting Any Younger: President Obama’s Penchant for Older Judges Scuttled Goodwin Liu

Micah J. Schwartzman
Publisher
Slate
Date
2011-5-26
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Micah J. Schwartzman, Not Getting Any Younger: President Obama’s Penchant for Older Judges Scuttled Goodwin Liu, Slate (May 26, 2011).
UVA Law Faculty Affiliations
Micah J. Schwartzman
Program in Constitutional Law
Center for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Karsh Center for Law and Democracy
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