Defendants are being evaluated based on numerical grid without any aggravating circumstances being considered. The effect has been to transfer the disparity from the judge to the prosecutor allowing for a great deal of leeway on indictments.

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I took the position from day one that it was the right decree, that the...

I took the position from day one that it was the right decree, that the...

The impression I have of Justice Warren is that he was looking for the just...

The impression I have of Justice Warren is that he was looking for the just...

Once I was standing in line to buy a telephone and Senator Wirth was in...

Once I was standing in line to buy a telephone and Senator Wirth was in...

The Sherman Act is similar in the economics sphere to the Bill of Rights in...

The Sherman Act is similar in the economics sphere to the Bill of Rights in...

You can't just lecture the poor that they shouldn't riot or go to extremes. You...

You can't just lecture the poor that they shouldn't riot or go to extremes. You...

Mandatory sentencing guidelines have become as complicated and detailed as the IRS code!

Mandatory sentencing guidelines have become as complicated and detailed as the IRS code!

With competition everyone has to try harder.

With competition everyone has to try harder.

There would be nights when I would wake up and couldn't get back to sleep....

There would be nights when I would wake up and couldn't get back to sleep....

People are intimidated in court, and I try to make them more comfortable.

People are intimidated in court, and I try to make them more comfortable.

Competition is good and has served us well.

Competition is good and has served us well.

For a while, even in the house of good friends for dinner or for cocktails,...

For a while, even in the house of good friends for dinner or for cocktails,...

I don't want to be influenced by outside opinion.

I don't want to be influenced by outside opinion.

I enjoyed the administrative work because it involved working with Congress, city council, and the...

I enjoyed the administrative work because it involved working with Congress, city council, and the...

I think it does work. The fact that the law is there and injustices can...

I think it does work. The fact that the law is there and injustices can...

I'm a great believer in the competitive system, and think that competition will bring us...

I'm a great believer in the competitive system, and think that competition will bring us...

They say I am a regulator and I think it is just an effort not...

They say I am a regulator and I think it is just an effort not...

Every one of the world's dictatorships can and does claim to be acting in the...

Every one of the world's dictatorships can and does claim to be acting in the...

The enforcement of the law cannot depend on the justice of a cause or one...

The enforcement of the law cannot depend on the justice of a cause or one...

Frequently you have a clash between the more sterile letter of the law and the...

Frequently you have a clash between the more sterile letter of the law and the...

The traditional practice is that the justices don't ask the attorney general any questions, so...

The traditional practice is that the justices don't ask the attorney general any questions, so...