On Friday at the ACS National Convention, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) called the current U.S. Supreme Court one of the most activist in history for a series of recent rulings he said have undermined the U.S. Constitution and federal and state laws designed to protect the health, safety and economic well-being of Americans.
Video of the speech is available here ; the prepared text is available here .
Leahy leveled the sharp critique of the High Court during his keynote address before nearly 1,000 attendees.
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