Orchids manufacture their intricate devices from the common components of ordinary flowers, parts usually fitted for very different functions. If God had… — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
“After George was dismissed, the jury had two questions of its own for Judge Perry. They wanted to know which twelve of… — Jeff Ashton Copy Share Image
Religious people today are courts and juries. When it comes down to it, Jesus died on the cross so that we could… — Tammy Faye Bakker Copy Share Image
Trial by jury is a privilege of the highest and most beneficial nature [and] our most important guardian both of public and… — William Blackstone Copy Share Image
I've never been one to take glee in anyone's demise, and when I saw Jerry Sandusky walk out in handcuffs, I did… — Don Lemon Copy Share Image
Cross-examination is beyond any doubt the greatest legal engine ever invented for the discovery of truth. ... Cross-examination, not trial by jury,… — John Henry Wigmore Copy Share Image
If the jury have no right to judge of the justice of a law of the government, they plainly can do nothing… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
We were right about the slush fund. But Sloan did not testify about it to the Grand Jury. — Ben Bradlee Copy Share Image
Bill Clinton was impeached primarily for criminal conduct: lying under oath and misleading a federal grand jury about his affair with Monica… — Jonathan Turley Copy Share Image
The 5th Amendment guarantees that defendants can't face 'double jeopardy,' which means the government can't prosecute a person a second time for… — Robert Shapiro Copy Share Image
The jury passing on the prisoner's life may in the sworn twelve have a thief or two guiltier than him they try. — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer. — Robert Frost Copy Share Image
The defendant wants to hide the truth because he's generally guilty. The defense attorney's job is to make sure the jury does… — Alan Dershowitz Copy Share Image
The idea of hereditary legislators is as inconsistent as that of hereditary judges, or hereditary juries; and as absurd as an hereditary… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
We've got to abide by the rules. We have to protect it. The game of golf at a professional level is so… — Greg Norman Copy Share Image
To vest a few fallible men — prosecutors, judges, jurors — with vast powers of literary or artistic censorship, to convert them… — Jerome Frank Copy Share Image
There are some who think that the government is limited in how many corruption cases it can bring against Wall Street, because… — Matt Taibbi Copy Share Image
Had the jury convicted on proper instructions it would be the end of the matter. But juries are not bound by what… — Robert H. Jackson Copy Share Image
Asset forfeiture is a mockery of the Bill of Rights. There is no presumption of innocence, no need to prove you guilty… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
Pay close attention to when you're being the real you & when you're trying to impress an invisible jury. — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
It is the duty of the Judge in criminal trials to take care that the verdict of the jury is not founded… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
The police were also ready with more formidable tools of intimidation. The office also assigned a veteran homicide prosecutor to oversee the… — Wolf Blitzer Copy Share Image
