What most impresses us about great jurists is not their tenacious grasps of fine points, honed almost to invisibility; it is the moment when we are suddently aware of the sweep and direction of the law, and its place in the lives of men.
The trial lawyer does what Socrates was executed for: making the worse argument appear the stronger. - Irving Kaufman
The trial lawyer does what Socrates was executed for: making the worse argument appear the stronger.
- Irving Kaufman
Courtrooms contain every symbol of authority that a set designer could imagine. Everyone stands up when you come in. You wear a costume identifying y… - Irving Kaufman
Courtrooms contain every symbol of authority that a set designer could imagine. Everyone stands up when you come in. You wear a costume identifying y…
The judge is forced for the most part to reach his audience through the medium of the press whose reporting of judicial decisions is all too often in… - Irving Kaufman
The judge is forced for the most part to reach his audience through the medium of the press whose reporting of judicial decisions is all too often in…
Simply according artistic works the same protection as nonartistic works may not be sufficient to protect creativity. After all, the very essence of … - Irving Kaufman
Simply according artistic works the same protection as nonartistic works may not be sufficient to protect creativity. After all, the very essence of …
The Supreme Court's only armor is the cloak of public trust; its sole ammunition, the collective hopes of our society. - Irving Kaufman
The Supreme Court's only armor is the cloak of public trust; its sole ammunition, the collective hopes of our society.
What most impresses us about great jurists is not their tenacious grasps of fine points, honed almost to invisibility; it is the moment when we are s… - Irving Kaufman
What most impresses us about great jurists is not their tenacious grasps of fine points, honed almost to invisibility; it is the moment when we are s…
No other profession is subject to the public contempt and derision that sometimes befalls lawyers. the bitter fruit of public incomprehension of the … - Irving Kaufman
No other profession is subject to the public contempt and derision that sometimes befalls lawyers. the bitter fruit of public incomprehension of the …
The judicial system is the most expensive machine ever invented for finding out what happened and what to do about it. - Irving Kaufman
The judicial system is the most expensive machine ever invented for finding out what happened and what to do about it.
To the extent that the judicial profession becomes the daily routine of deciding cases on the most secure precedents and the narrowest grounds availa… - Irving Kaufman
To the extent that the judicial profession becomes the daily routine of deciding cases on the most secure precedents and the narrowest grounds availa…
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