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One of America’s top abortion rights lawyers was just confirmed as a federal judge

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One of America’s top abortion rights lawyers was just confirmed as a federal judge

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World NewsEnglish · 3 years ago

Julie Rikelman, the abortion rights movement’s top Supreme Court litigator, will serve on the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

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Judges have way more power than lawyers. The more sane, liberal judges we have is very good for our democracy.

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