Concepts of justice must have hands and feet to carry out justice in every case in the shortest possible time and the lowest possible cost. This is the challenge to every lawyer and judge in America.

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Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen.

Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen.

Crime and the fear of crime have permeated the fabric of American life.

Crime and the fear of crime have permeated the fabric of American life.

There can be no assumption that today's majority is ight and the Amish and others...

There can be no assumption that today's majority is ight and the Amish and others...

The trial of a case is a three legged stool: a judge and two advocates.

The trial of a case is a three legged stool: a judge and two advocates.

We are more casual about qualifying the people we allow to act as advocates in...

We are more casual about qualifying the people we allow to act as advocates in...

A far greater factor than abolishing poverty is the deterrent effect of swift and certain...

A far greater factor than abolishing poverty is the deterrent effect of swift and certain...

It is indeed an odd business that it has taken this Court nearly two centuries...

It is indeed an odd business that it has taken this Court nearly two centuries...

We may have lured judges into roaming at large in the constitutional field.

We may have lured judges into roaming at large in the constitutional field.

Respondent's expectation that his garden was protected from observation is unreasonable and is not an...

Respondent's expectation that his garden was protected from observation is unreasonable and is not an...

To hold that the act of homosexual sodomy is somehow protected as a fundamental right...

To hold that the act of homosexual sodomy is somehow protected as a fundamental right...

However, when the privilege depends solely on the broad, undifferentiated claim of public interest in...

However, when the privilege depends solely on the broad, undifferentiated claim of public interest in...

Guilt or innocence becomes irrelevant in the criminal trials as we flounder in a morass...

Guilt or innocence becomes irrelevant in the criminal trials as we flounder in a morass...

Trials by the adversarial contest must in time go the way of the ancient trial...

Trials by the adversarial contest must in time go the way of the ancient trial...

The trial of a case is a three-legged stool - a judge and two advocates.

The trial of a case is a three-legged stool - a judge and two advocates.

Calculated risks of abuse are taken in order to preserve higher values.

Calculated risks of abuse are taken in order to preserve higher values.

Concepts of justice must have hands and feet or they remain sterile abstractions. The hands...

Concepts of justice must have hands and feet or they remain sterile abstractions. The hands...

Judges rule on the basis of law, not public opinion, and they should be totally...

Judges rule on the basis of law, not public opinion, and they should be totally...

It is not unprofessional to give free legal advice, but advertising that the first visit...

It is not unprofessional to give free legal advice, but advertising that the first visit...

Never belittle a good deed, no matter how small. The last thing that someone trying...

Never belittle a good deed, no matter how small. The last thing that someone trying...

My advice to actresses is don't worry about your looks. The very thing that makes...

My advice to actresses is don't worry about your looks. The very thing that makes...