John Roberts: “It doesn't represent a basis for throwing out the basic, the fundamental approach.”

“Well, that's just it seems to me that's just an objection to the application of the rule in your particular case. It doesn't represent a basis for throwing out the basic, the fundamental approach. I think it's more than that because under this definition, this meaningful benchmark definition, not only is the court, the Ninth Circuit, attempting to pre define what can count for …” (00:06–00:12)

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