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A 'Dead Language' Gains New Life in the Senate [4min]

Lawyers frequently use Latin phrases, but perhaps no group has thrown around more of this "dead language" this week than members of the Senate Judiciary Committee during the panel's confirmation hearings for Judge Samuel Alito to replace Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on the U.S. Supreme Court. Mike Pesca reports on the role Latin plays in both the substance and the style of legal proceedings.
Read entire article at NPR "Day to Day"