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Susan Crawford: “The courts exist to protect people's rights under our laws…”

Featuring: Susan Crawford, Judge for Branch 1 of the Dane County Circuit Court | Wisconsin

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidate Judge Crawford_ 'Truth Matters in Our Justice System

Published | Video Starts at 03:47

Well, Earl, I think what people should understand and what should give people hope is that the judicial branch is an entirely separate branch of government from the executive branch. And The courts exist to protect people's rights under our laws and under our constitution. And the courts provide a firewall when the executive branch, and that's the president at the federal government level or the governor at the state government level, and Congress or … (03:47–03:53)

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Asserts the role of courts in protecting constitutional rights.

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