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An application of judicial power that does not rest on facts is worse than mindless, it is inherently dangerous. If its deployment does not rest on facts - cold, hard, solid facts, established either by admissions or by trials - it serves no lawful or moral purpose and is simply an engine of oppression.
Jed S. Rakoff
Jed S. Rakoff
Born: Aug 1, 1943

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Trials, Oppression, Dangerous, Rest, Power, Cold, Mindless, Worse, Solid, Moral, Admission, Lawful, Purpose, Facts, Simply, Does, Judicial, Than, Established, Deployment, Either, Engine, Inherently, Hard, Serve, Application

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