The autumn leaf falls faster than the trees grow faster. (La feuille d’automne descend plus vite – Que les arbres ne grandissent plus vite.)

8. The Cat Who Lived in the PalaceThe cat who lived in the Palace had been awarded the head-dress of nobility and was called Lady Myobu.

Now, if the writers of these four books [Gospels] had gone into a court of justice to prove an alibi, (for it is of the nature of an alibi that is here attempted to be proved, namely, the absence of a dead body by supernatural means,) and had they given their evidence in the same...

Thus went my first Court Day.I think i’m going to puke.

witch hunts” in the 1980s. There were big mistakes made in how some cases were handled, particularly in the earliest years. But even in those years there were cases such as those of Frank Fuster and Kelly Michaels that, I believe, were based on substantial evidence but later unfairly maligned as having no evidentiary support.

Loftus grew up with a cold father who taught her nothing about love but everything about angles. A mathematician, he showed her the beauty of the triangle’s strong tip, the circumference of the circle, the rigorous mission of calculus. Her mother was softer, more dramatic, prone to deep depressions. Loftus tells all this to me...

Historically, terrorism falls in a category different from crimes that concern a criminal court judge.

Clarence Darrow, one of history’s greatest lawyers, once noted “There is no such thing as justice, in or out of court.” Perhaps because justice is a flawed concept that ultimately comes down to the decision of twelve people. People with their own experiences, prejudices, feelings about what defines right and wrong. Which is why, when...

Then Mr. Underwood’s meaning became clear: Atticus had used every tool available to free men to save Tom Robinson, but in the secret courts of men’s hearts Atticus had no case.

All I wanted to do was hide away from the world, but I still had a role to play. I had to be ‘Girl A’ – the key witness in the trial that finally saw my abusers locked up. Girl A – the girl in the newspaper stories who had been through the most hideous...

Evidence will terminate any short or long era of an argument.

That, they never could lay their heads upon their pillows; that, they could never tolerate the idea of their wives laying their heads upon their pillows; that, they could never endure the notion of their children laying their heads on their pillows; in short , that there never more could be , for them or...

He has selected from a group of overwhelming candidates. This candidate was nominated to the Supreme Court because of his extremely overwhelming qualifications.

Presidents come and go, but the Supreme Court goes on forever.

Q: But what do you think that the Bible, itself, says? Don’t you know how it was arrived at?A: I never made a calculationQ: What do you think?A: I do not think about things I don’t think about.Q: Do you think about things you do think about?A: Well, sometimes.

turn off’ all their biases and prejudices and make a logical decision based on the evidence they were allowed to hear in the trial.

You never know with juries. I’d take a judge every time, unless of course I was guilty.

A decision by the Supreme Court to subject Guantanamo to judicial review would eliminate these advantages.

A queen keeps a court that is spoken about. A goddess keeps a court that is never forgotten.

My popularity plunged three years ago and I didn’t try to court publicity.

…victims of violent crime are not always believed…[referring to victim testimony at serial killer and pedophile Marc Detroux’s trial]

Isana laughed. “And you, lady? Are you a woman of conscience or of ambition?”The lady smiled. “That’s a question rarely asked here at court.””And why is that?””Because a woman of conscience would tell you that she is a person of conscience. A woman of ambition would tell you that she is a person of conscience—only...

The first time I stepped on an NBA court I became a businessman.

And what hypocrisy it is on the part of our Government to have the Bible in our courts of law for the culprit to take his oath upon and then be tried for the very crimes which the Bible itself sanctions.

Silly you.”Confessions of a Whistle-Blower: Lessons Learned Author: Anna C. Salter. Ethics & Behavior, Volume 8, Issue 2 June 1998

We must know something about malevolence, about how to recognize it, and about how not to make excuses for it. We must know that we cannot expect fair play.That is, perhaps, most crucial of all. Those of us who practice in this field must face the implications of the fact that we are dealing with...

I’m a graduate of Princeton, and I just want to say you don’t have to go to an Ivy League school to be on the Supreme Court.

I’m only superstitious on the tennis court.

To write about him is to write about Greatness. To discuss him is todiscuss Intellectual Brilliance. To think of him is to think of Modesty,Simplicity and Lucidity. To remember him is to remember Nationalism atits finest hour. He was not one of those who merely achieved greatnessnor certainly one of those upon whom greatness was...

Issues are like tissues. You pull one out and another appears!

I like to get out and get up the court, using my speed and aggressiveness toward the hoop.

CBS exhausted the Texas courts. They went from the trial court to the intermediate court to the highest court.

Jail is more commonly-suited to those less-commonly able to finance a defense (or to potentially pander the prosecution). The choices for council is either a retained lawyer or, by default, a public defender. In the later of these two, the common title in jail was ‘public pretender’.

This court finds that Col. Milam and Lt. Col. Elmore were acting in the scope of their duties” in 1991-1992 when Capt. Mackey alleged they harassed, intimidated and assaulted her. A legislative remedy was asked for and she appealed to the Supreme Court. Of course the Supreme Court refused to hear the case in 1999,...

The Government is not liable under the Federal Tort Claims Act for injuries to servicemen where injuries arise out of or are in the course of activity incident to service (U.S. Supreme Court 1950). Federal law and our Supreme Court shield acts of rape and sexual brutality in the military as proven by its subsequent...

Is that how you get propositioned at the court? ‘Mylady, would you be so kind as to allow me to put my manhood in your vagina’?

A court is an assembly of noble and distinguished beggars.

It is important to refuse to be intimidated. That refusal must not be based simply on a calculation of the odds of succeeding. At times, in my case, multiple lawsuits and an ethics charge seemed overwhelming, and the fact that I knew my work to be accurate and responsible was only partial solace. l was...

The director had come to Madrid to court me.

It’s only their fight club, Liss,” I said, having no need for her side of the conversation, “Nothing’s going on. They’re going to talk punches and kicking and other boring stuff.” Well, actually that stuff was pretty sweet, but I wasn’t about to glorify Christian and Mia hanging out.”Maybe now nothing’s going on,” she growled,...

We cannot be judge and jury, the hardest thing is to understand the unknown and in knowing the hidden all things are revealed giving truth.God is watcher during all moments and at the end the real Judge.

I don’t play full court anymore. I just play half-court.

The witch-hunt narrative is now the conventional wisdom about these cases. That view is so widely endorsed and firmly entrenched that so widely endorsed and firmly entrenched that there would seem to be nothing left to say about these cases. But a close examination of the witch hunt canon leads to some unsettling questions: Why...

Unfortunately, it doesn’t ever really matter what the truth is. Only what they think it is.

Roache’s statement after his acquittal was dignified but his supporters were angry. They demanded to know why the case was ever brought, claiming that the actor was a victim of the “hysteria” created by revelations about Jimmy Savile. It’s a curious conclusion to draw from a “not guilty” verdict; there are courtrooms where the conviction...

people do not emphasize with victims and give them limitless sympathy, but can very quickly switch to aggression and rejection

McAfee, I could try this case in my sleep and still win.””Guess that’s your plan, then, since you’re clearly dreaming.

I just want to get on the court.

Status quo” is the court room where change is kept on trial for long, delaying the verdict. Make a change and achieve your dreams. Rule your case with victory.

Court games aren’t fair. They don’t judge men by their worth, and they aren’t about what’s just. Guilty men can hold power their whole lives and be wept for when they pass. Innocent men can be spent like coins because it’s convenient. You don’t have to have sinned for them to ruin you. If your...