Where the suspect poses no immediate threat to the officer and no threat to others, the harm resulting from the failing to apprehend him does not justify the use of deadly force to do so.

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To exclude all jurors who would be in the slightest way affected by the prospect...

To exclude all jurors who would be in the slightest way affected by the prospect...

The risk of racial prejudice infecting a capital sentencing proceeding is especially serious in light...

The risk of racial prejudice infecting a capital sentencing proceeding is especially serious in light...

We're the only branch of government that explains itself in writing every time it makes...

We're the only branch of government that explains itself in writing every time it makes...

Maintaining order in the classrooms has never been easy [and] it is evident that the...

Maintaining order in the classrooms has never been easy [and] it is evident that the...

To exclude all jurors who would be in the slightest way affected by the prospect...

To exclude all jurors who would be in the slightest way affected by the prospect...

The law is constantly based on notions of morality, and if all laws representing essentially...

The law is constantly based on notions of morality, and if all laws representing essentially...

It is important to remember that whereas justice has grandeur not devolving from the simian...

It is important to remember that whereas justice has grandeur not devolving from the simian...

Better pointed bullets than pointed speeches

Better pointed bullets than pointed speeches

There is a law of neutralization of forces, which hinders bodies from sinking beyond a...

There is a law of neutralization of forces, which hinders bodies from sinking beyond a...

To force a lawyer on a defendant can only lead him to believe that the...

To force a lawyer on a defendant can only lead him to believe that the...

For as laws are necessary that good manners be preserved, so there is need of...

For as laws are necessary that good manners be preserved, so there is need of...

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer...

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer...

It seems to be a law of American life that whatever enriches us anywhere except...

It seems to be a law of American life that whatever enriches us anywhere except...

The juries are our judges of all fact, and of law when they choose it.

The juries are our judges of all fact, and of law when they choose it.

When you have the facts on your side, argue the facts. When you have the...

When you have the facts on your side, argue the facts. When you have the...

I suppose that writers should, in a way, feel flattered by the censorship laws. They...

I suppose that writers should, in a way, feel flattered by the censorship laws. They...

Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny.

Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny.

Laws are made to protect the trusting as well as the suspicious.

Laws are made to protect the trusting as well as the suspicious.

The good lawyer is not the man who has an eye to every side and...

The good lawyer is not the man who has an eye to every side and...

I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice...

I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice...