Nobody Wants A Judge To

The Best Clue To What A Person Thinks Is What He Says.

Active Liberty Is Particularly At Risk When Law Restricts Speech Directly Related To The Shaping Of Public Opinion, For Example, Speech That Takes Place In Areas Related To Politics And Policy-making By Elected Officials. That Special Risk Justifies Especially Strong Pro-speech Judicial Presumptions. It Also Justifies Careful Review Whenever The Speech In Question Seeks To Shape Public Opinion, Particularly If That Opinion In Turn Will Affect The Political Process And The Kind Of Society In Which We Live.

To Threaten The Institution Is To Threaten Fair Administration Of Justice And Protection Of Liberty.

It Doesn't Help To Fight Crime To Put People In Prison Who Are Innocent.

Independence Doesn't Mean You Decide The Way You Want.