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Ruth Bader Ginsburg

"Let me give you a lesson in American history: James Madison never intended the Bill of Rights to protect riffraff like you."

"Whoa, don't ask constitutional questions you don't want to know the answers to."

'...If you cannot afford a lawyer, the trial will go a lot faster.'

"My basic judicial philosophy is 'Guilty.'"

"We're in luck, not a word about retrospectivity."

'I don't know about you guys, but my mail has been running two to one against the constitution.'

'Are they civil or criminal?'

"Call it 'legislating from the bench,' if you will, but on this occasion I should like to repeal the First Amendment."

"Maybe I'm in the minority here, but aren't we making a fetish out constitutionality?"

"Oh-now I see where we part company. You are cleaving unto the spirit of the law, while I am cleaving to the letter of the law!"

America's Funniest Supreme Court Decisions

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SUPREME COURT RULES

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'It's a new word I came up with, your Honor. I'm still working on a definition for it.'

'Yeah? -- Well, there's a thin line between being a strict constructionist and being a stupid jerk!'

The Need for Legal Reform

"Let it be known that from this day forth, civil asset forfeiture without government accountability is the law of the land....so let it be written, so let it be done!"

"I take it plea bargaining is out of the question!"

'Really? You're in here for THAT? - That was legalized YEARS ago!'

The Trial

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'Miss Carruthers, check and see if we have an extradition treaty with Disneyland.'

Justices

"I interpret the death penalty according to the times."

'In accordance with the Patriot Act, we find the accused guilty of unspecified acts.'

'Are these your civil liberties, Sonny?'

Justice and Capitol Punishment.

Problems arise when the justices are allowed to have their own gavels.

Upholding the Law

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Comments. Complaints. Constitutional Amendments.

The hour of justice