Roberts witness statements [US Senate Judiciary Committee]

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Roberts witness statements [US Senate Judiciary Committee]

September 16, 2005 01:46:00 pm

Transcript of witness testimony at the confirmation hearings for Judge John Roberts, Jr., nominated to be Chief Justice of the United States, US Senate Judiciary Committee, September 15, 2005. Read the prepared statements of the witnesses. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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