#law

At my father's request I took up the study of law at the University of Zurich In 1863. ↗

— Carl Spitteler

#i #law #request #study #took

A significant piece of the wealth that the NFL owners garner is a result of the enormous TV revenues they get - and those revenues are supported by a legislatively granted exemption from the antitrust laws that has been made applicable to sports leagues, primarily the NFL. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

#applicable #been #enormous #exemption #garner

Any reasonable economist will tell you that it's nearly impossible to isolate the impact of right-to-work laws on a state's job growth. A multitude of other factors intervene. However, one thing the numbers can show is that right-to-work laws have a negative effect on the wages of workers in that state. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

#economist #effect #factors #growth #however

Every trial lawyer knows what it is like to sit patiently while the other side puts on its case. Inevitably they make a few points that appeal to the jury, and waiting for the opportunity to respond can be painful. The desire to jump up immediately - to point out the flaws in logic or the factual distortions - is often overpowering. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

#case #desire #distortions #every #factual

Virtually everywhere in the world, people still wake up and want their country to be more like the United States than any other nation. We are the envy of the world because of what we stand for and how our democratic process, flawed as it may often seem to be, operates. We should take pride in that. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

#because #country #democratic #democratic process #envy

Lawmakers need to be held accountable and should feel the impact of a government shutdown just like many other Americans will. ↗

— Debbie Stabenow

#feel #government #held #impact #just

McVeigh's lawyer got him the death penalty, which, quite frankly, I could have done. ↗

— Jon Stewart

#death #death penalty #done #frankly #got

Our demands are simple, normal, and therefore they are difficult to satisfy. All we ask is that an actor on the stage live in accordance with natural laws. ↗

— Constantin Stanislavski

#actor #ask #demands #difficult #laws

Lawyers claim that their clients have been grossly mistreated, which is what criminal defense lawyers are paid to do. ↗

— Kenneth Starr

#claim #clients #criminal #defense #grossly

It is the duty of the Umpire to determine all questions submitted to him according to these laws, when they apply, and according to his best judgment when they do not apply. ↗

— Howard Staunton

#apply #best #determine #duty #him