“There were two kinds of cases before the Supreme Court. There were abortion cases—and there were all the others. Abortion was (and is) the central legal issue before the Court. It defined the judicial philosophies of the justices. It dominated… — Jeffrey Toobin Copy Share Image
Everyone wants to be paid well - I know that I certainly do. But there are lots of other satisfactions that we get from… — Jeffrey Toobin Copy Share Image
“There were two kinds of cases before the Supreme Court. There were abortion cases—and there were all the others. Abortion was (and is) the… — Jeffrey Toobin Copy Share Image
“The dilemma facing Bush and the Republicans was clear. If Marshall left, they could not leave the Supreme Court an all-white institution; at the same time, they had to choose a nominee who would stay true to the conservative cause. The list of plausible candidates who fit both qualifications pretty much began and ended with Clarence Thomas . … There… — Jeffrey Toobin Copy Share
My own career reflects a strange dichotomy between the world weve long known and the world that will become. — Jeffrey Toobin Copy Share Image
“The American legal system is not supposed to be a karma-based organism of retribution for unpunished bad deeds, but that’s how it worked in Nevada. The Las Vegas case was a transparent attempt by the local authorities to issue payback for Simpson’s acquittal in the 1994 murders, notwithstanding the statements to the contrary by the judge in the case. The… — Jeffrey Toobin Copy Share
Even in Madison's day, the practice of gerrymandering for partisan advantage was familiar. In the late seventeen-eighties, there were claims that Patrick Henry had… — Jeffrey Toobin Copy Share Image
The United States, like any great power, is always going to have an intelligence operation, and some electronic surveillance is obligatory in the modern… — Jeffrey Toobin Copy Share Image
Students follow rules. Students complete assignments. The job of students - in part, at least - is to please their teachers. Now, I realize… — Jeffrey Toobin Copy Share Image
The assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy led directly to the passage of a historic law, the Gun Control Act… — Jeffrey Toobin Copy Share Image
“The biggest police gun battle ever to take place on American soil had begun, and it was on live television. —” — Jeffrey Toobin Copy Share Image
It's always interesting to see what judges do when their legal philosophy conflicts with their political views. — Jeffrey Toobin Copy Share Image
