Occupation: Former Chief Justice Of California Birth: November 2, 1936 Death: December 4, 1999
We are incarcerating more people on a per capita basis in California than any country in the world other than South Africa or the Soviet Union..
We have probed the earth, excavated it, burned it, ripped things from it, buried things in it.... That does not fit my definition of a good tenant. I….
Its always the minorities who arent a part of the mainstream who define what the limits... of the majority are going to be..
The role of the press and the protections which we afford it are today more important than ever before, because we dwell in a society where belief in….
My role isn't to be politically smart. My role is to do what's right under the constitution. And if that's politically unpopular, so be it..
The judiciary must not take on the coloration of whatever may be popular at the moment. We are guardian of rights, and we have to tell people things ….
It is easy to be popular. It is not easy to be just..
Art strives for form, and hopes for beauty..
If our courts lose their authority and their rulings are no longer respected, there will be no one left to resolve the divisive issues that can rip t….
Courts are an aristocratic institution in a democracy. That's the dilemma for an institution that has the function of reviewing the will of the peopl….
The courts are an easy scapegoat because at a time when everything has to boiled down to easy slogans, we speak in subtleties..
...testifying for Dr. Privitera...To these 19 cancer victims, the enforcement of (California) Health and Safety Code Sect. 1701.1, the denial of them….