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After 13 years, Britney Spears can now hire her own counsel

After her explosive testimony last month, a hearing was held Wednesday to determine pop icon Britney Spears' fate in her battle to end her 13 year conservatorship. Yamiche Alcindor discusses her case with Ronan Farrow, an investigative reporter and contributing writer to The New Yorker, and Jonathan Martinis, senior director for law and policy at the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University.

After 13 years, Britney Spears can now hire her own counsel

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