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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."

"My basic judicial philosophy is 'Guilty.'"

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

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

'Are they civil or criminal?'

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

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

"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!"

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

America's Funniest Supreme Court Decisions

EXEC ORDER

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

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

SUPREME COURT RULES

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The Need for Legal Reform

The Trial

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

"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!"

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

Justice and Capitol Punishment.

'Are these your civil liberties, Sonny?'

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

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

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

Upholding the Law

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Justices

Blind Justice

"The Supreme Court says a corporation is a 'person?' Well, have you ever tried to take a corporation out for a nice, friendly beer?"

"What's in it for me?"

A man reading a book entitled "The Riot Act" in bed.