Quotes About Court

The purpose of the law is not to prevent a future offense, but to punish the one actually committed.

The lawyer is judged by the virtue of his pleading, and not by the issue of the cause.

Let princes, against all events, not be without some great person, one or rather more, of military valor, near unto them, for the repressing of seditions in their beginnings. For without that, there useth to be more trepidation in court upon the first breaking out of troubles, than were fit.

In very rare circumstances, the executive branch might choose to ignore a court decision.

All we can do is keep going up against then as long as Ray is alive because when he dies it will not be possible to establish the truth of his innocence in a court of law.

If the Court were to extend its reach to the base, judges could begin managing conditions of confinement, interrogation methods, and the use of information.

It seemed to me that I had barely reached the Court when people were trying to get me off.

I believe having judges with real world, frontline experience as a prosecutor is a good thing.

In reality, those rare few cases with good forensic evidence are the ones that make it to court.

The Governor's Office is going to get out of the litigation business.

Shaktikanta Das being appointed as RBI Governor is wrong. He has worked closely in corrupt activities with P. Chidambaram and even tried to save him in court cases.

'Divorce Court' is a great show.

Most people assume that when you go to court and win your case that you are guaranteed to get your money. Sadly, this isn't always the case.

I played guard my whole life, and liked having the ball in my hands.

The point guards that I like are the ones that are playing like point guards.

Just because you're convicted in a court room doesn't mean you're guilty of something.

I learned a lot about Ottoman court, and it was very Shakespearian in essence. Stories like the one in 'Hamlet' did happen several times in the 500 years of Ottoman history.

preliminary hearing took five hours, spread across two days

But as to listening to what one lawyer says without asking another—I wonder at a man o' your cleverness, Mr. Dill. It's well known there's always two sides, if no more; else who'd go to law, I should like to know?

When states like Alabama and Arizona passed some of the harshest immigration laws in history, my Attorney General took them on in court and we won.

I had just won the lawsuit against Melrose Place.

I wonder much that a court of Law should be in doubt whether a Resolution of Congress can superceed the Law of a Sovereign State.

When we used the small-faced racquets and wood racquets, we had to use every part of the court.

I heard New York fans and people in New York are hard-working fans, so they want to see players work hard on the court. That's the first thing I've got to do.