- Humanity
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- Nov 07, 2020
Justice Quotes
On fairness, nature's justice, and social change.
One recurring idea here is striking: that nature itself outvotes us, remembering longer and judging more strictly than human institutions ever could. Elsewhere, justice is framed as the goal of a teaching movement rather than a courtroom concept. Peace touches similar territory.
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- Battle
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- Nov 07, 2020
I got plenty of grief for 'Blackwater,' because in the books, there's this huge chain across the harbor that features prominently in the battle. And we simply weren't able to do it with our budget and do it any justice, so we had to lose it.
- Lion
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- Nov 07, 2020
Justice Scalia was a lion of the law. Agree or disagree with him, all of his colleagues on the bench shared his wisdom and his humor. And like them, I miss him.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
I began my legal career working for Byron White, the last Coloradan to serve on the Supreme Court, and the only justice to lead the N.F.L. in rushing. He was one of the smartest and most courageous men I've ever known.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Though the critics are loud and the temptations to join them may be many, mark me down too as a believer that the traditional account of the judicial role Justice Scalia defended will endure.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Mueller report is a long subtweet of the Barr memo and demolishes it and says that is absolutely wrong, and fundamentally, in this country, whether you are a high person or a low official, anyone can obstruct justice.
- Hands
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I got my hands on the Mueller report, the thing I'd want to see is what are the reasons why Barr made the conclusion about obstruction of justice that he did? Was it because of the facts? If so, why didn't he try and interview Trump to learn all the facts?
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
Appellate advocacy, particularly at the Supreme Court, is really intimate. I mean, you're just a few feet away from the Chief Justice. You know, if you're sweating, they see you.
- Personal
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- Nov 07, 2020
In some cases, Justice Department leaders can supervise investigations despite having personal knowledge about the entities involved.
- Nov 07, 2020
Firing the prosecutor who's about to get you or your campaign is kind of quintessential obstruction of justice.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I used to walk down the Justice Department on the fifth floor and see all those portraits of legendary attorneys general, Griffin Bell and Robert Jackson and people like that. Bill Barr will not be like that.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't want to get into predicting how Judge Gorsuch would vote on the Supreme Court as a Justice Gorsuch. But I will say that those of us who've seen him in court as a judge, those of us who have worked with him as I have on a appellate rules committee, understand that this is a man who brings independence and integrity to the job.
- Done
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- Nov 07, 2020
The special counsel regulations were written to provide the public with confidence that justice was done.
- Punishment
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- Nov 07, 2020
No one wants a president to be guilty of obstruction of justice. The only thing worse than that is a guilty president who goes without punishment.
- Election
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- Nov 07, 2020