John Paul Stevens

Money is property; it is not speech. ↗

— John Paul Stevens

#freedom

The interest in encouraging freedom of expression in a democratic society outweighs any theoretical but unproven benefit of censorship. ↗

— John Paul Stevens

#freedom

It is not our job to apply laws that have not yet been written. ↗

— John Paul Stevens

#been #job #laws #our #written

The government must pursue a course of complete neutrality toward religion. ↗

— John Paul Stevens

#course #government #must #neutrality #pursue

The practice of executing such offenders is a relic of the past and is inconsistent with evolving standards of decency in a civilized society. ↗

— John Paul Stevens

#civilized society #decency #evolving #executing #inconsistent

To make a coverage decision, doesn't one have to make a medical judgment? ↗

— John Paul Stevens

#decision #judgment #make #medical

To show a 'well-founded fear of persecution,' an alien need not prove that it is more likely than not that he or she will be persecuted in his or her home country. ↗

— John Paul Stevens

#country #fear #her #his #home

They may not be conscripted against their will as the foot soldiers in a federal crusade. ↗

— John Paul Stevens

#crusade #federal #foot #may #soldiers

Although NFL teams have common interests such as promoting the NFL brand, they are still separate, profit-making entities, and their interests in licensing team trademarks are not necessarily aligned. ↗

— John Paul Stevens

#although #brand #common #common interests #entities