#court

If torture is going to be administered as a last resort in the ticking-bomb case, to save enormous numbers of lives, it ought to be done openly, with accountability, with approval by the president of the United States or by a Supreme Court justice. ↗

— Alan Dershowitz

#administered #approval #case #court #done

If only people who are ideologically committed to a particular outcome argued to the courts, the law would be worse off. ↗

— Charles Fried

#committed #courts #ideologically #law #off

There is such a thing as tempting the gods. Talking too much, too soon and with too much self-satisfaction has always seemed to me a sure way to court disaster. The forces of retribution are always listening. They never sleep. ↗

— Meg Greenfield

#court #disaster #forces #gods #listening

Cagey trial lawyers have figured out there's a pretty good likelihood their case - no matter what its merit - will literally get its day in court because of favorable judges. ↗

— Dennis Hastert

#because #case #court #day #favorable

The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail; if it were not for this penalty, the jury would never hear the evidence. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#evidence #hear #jail #jury #laughing

This is courtship all the world over - the man all tongue; the woman all ears. ↗

— Emily Murphy

#ears #man #over #tongue #woman

I believe you should give 100% on the court, so I chase every ball. ↗

— Andy Murray

#believe #chase #court #every #give

Last four months were great for me, was probably one of the best four months of my career, playing unbelievable in the clay court season. ↗

— Rafael Nadal

#career #clay #court #four #great

This week I was proud to join with my colleagues to help pass two important, common-sense pieces of legislation that will limit the frivolous lawsuits by trial attorneys and personal injury lawyers that clog our courts and hurt our small businesses. ↗

— Bob Ney

#businesses #clog #colleagues #common-sense #courts

You know, there are only about 10 people in the United States that have ever argued 25 cases before the Supreme Court, this man has won 25 cases before the Supreme Court. He's an overwhelming choice. ↗

— Rod Parsley

#argued #before #cases #choice #court