it's not your client's obligation, or your obligation, to prove your client's innocence. It is the prosecution's obligation to -- read more

it's not your client's obligation, or your obligation, to prove your client's innocence. It is the prosecution's obligation to -- to prove you're client's guilt.

Because just as good morals, if they are to be maintained, have need of the laws, so the laws, if read more

Because just as good morals, if they are to be maintained, have need of the laws, so the laws, if they are to be observed, have need of good morals.

The law must be stable and yet it must not stand still.

The law must be stable and yet it must not stand still.

A successful lawsuit is the one worn by the policeman.

A successful lawsuit is the one worn by the policeman.

All this is but a web of the wit; it can work nothing.

All this is but a web of the wit; it can work nothing.

A group of white South Africans recently killed a black lawyer because he was black. That was wrong. They should read more

A group of white South Africans recently killed a black lawyer because he was black. That was wrong. They should have killed him because he was a lawyer.

Justice Stevens is one of those who are most sensitive
to the least powerful in our society.

Justice Stevens is one of those who are most sensitive
to the least powerful in our society.

The law's made to take care o' raskills.

The law's made to take care o' raskills.

You can't legislate intelligence and common sense into people.

You can't legislate intelligence and common sense into people.