Branches Quote by Dahlia Lithwick

I can only express the hope that faith in the judicial system will never be diminished, and I am sure it will not, so…

— Lee Kuan Yew

I have no doubt that if confirmed, Judge Gorsuch would help to restore confidence in the rule of law. His years on the bench…

— Neal Katyal

I personally think that we should be extremely reluctant to use a recall mechanism for an unpopular decision simply because of the message it…

— Deborah Rhode

The Constitution provides for one democratic moment, Judge, before a lifetime of judicial independence, when the people of the United States are entitled to…

— Joe Biden

I do think the whole question of judicial accountability is a complicated one. On the one hand, you want to encourage judicial independence. And…

— Deborah Rhode

One single object . . . [will merit] the endless gratitude of the society: that of restraining the judges from usurping legislation.

— Thomas Jefferson

A judiciary independent of a king or executive alone, is a good thing; but independence of the will of the nation is a solecism,…

— Thomas Jefferson

It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is...If two laws conflict with each other, the…

— John Marshall

It may seem ironic that the judicial branch preserves its legitimacy through refraining from action on political questions. That concept was put forward best…

— Sam Brownback

The most powerful country in world history, which is sure to set its stamp on what follows, placed the entire government (executive, legislative, judicial…

— Noam Chomsky

[Nicolas Maduro] completely controls the judicial branch, controls the courts, has denied their basic rights and the responsibility that the legislative branch has in…

— Marco Rubio

“I have the documents. Documents, proof, evidence, photograph, signature. One day you raise your right hand and you are American. They give you an…

— Theresa Hak Kyung Cha