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«The American judicial system is admired throughout the world.»

«The framers of our Constitution came up with two major contributions to the art of government. The first was the idea of an executive not dependent on the political support of the legislature. The second was the idea of the judiciary independent of the executive and legislative branches.»

«Inadequate compensation seriously compromises the judicial independence fostered by life tenure. That low salaries might force judges to return to the private sector rather than stay on the bench risks affecting judicial performance. . . . Every time an experienced judge leaves the bench, the nation suffers temporary loss in judicial productivity. Diminishing judicial salaries affects not only those who have become judges but also the pool of those willing to be considered for a position on the federal bench.»

«Pregnancy is of course confined to women, but it is in other ways significantly different from the typical covered disease or disability.»

«A father's interest in having a child -- perhaps his only child -- may be unmatched by any other interest in life.»

«[Jury selection] . . . is best based upon seat-of-the-pants instincts, which are undoubtedly crudely stereotypical and may in many cases be hopelessly mistaken.»

«It's the thing in itself that justifies it.»

«I wrote this book for a sense of personal satisfaction. Just like taking a good photograph or painting a picture or playing a good golf game or something, it's the thing in itself that justifies it.»

«To the extent that libraries wish to offer unfiltered access, they are free to do so without federal assistance.»

«To reach its result, the court necessarily has had to find within the scope of the 14th Amendment a right that was apparently completely unknown to the drafters of the amendment,»