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The Court's objection to cameras may be much more a product of history and process than an unwillingness to be placed in the public spotlight. David Stras

History Objection More Court Spotlight Cameras Than May Process Placed Public Much Product

I remain mindful that the role of a judge is a limited one and that judges can't solve every problem. But at the same time, judges play a crucial role in safeguarding liberty and protecting the rights of all citizens. David Stras

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I find it hard to believe that Senators or the American public will classify Sotomayor as unqualified, particularly given the thin credentials of many of our eighteenth and nineteenth century Supreme Court Justices. David Stras

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Many studies or theories by political scientists fit some subset of cases that a court decides, but literally no theory can account for all of them, particularly when it comes to studying a complex institution like the Supreme Court. David Stras

We do not need a heavy theoretical thumb on the scales. What's important is how the traditional sources of law and legal interpretation - text, structure, history, canons of interpretation, precedent, and other well-established tools of the judicial craft - are prioritized, weighted, and applied. Diane S. Sykes

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I was raised in a family dedicated to public service. Diane S. Sykes

Service Family Public Dedicated Public Service Raised

The only way to create a foundational document that could stand the test of time was to build in enough flexibility that later generations would be able to adapt it to their own needs and uses. Diane Wood

There is no more reason to think that they expected the world to remain static than there is to think that any of us holds a crystal ball. The only way to create a foundational document that could stand the test of time was to build in enough flexibility that later generations would be able to adapt it to their own needs and uses. Diane Wood

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Our Constitution exists to secure individual freedom, the essential condition of human flourishing. Liberty is not provided by government; liberty preexists government. It's our natural birthright, not a gift from the sovereign. Our founders upended things and divided power to enshrine a promise, not a process. Don Willett

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If judicial review means anything, it is that judicial restraint does not allow everything. Don Willett

Everything Restraint Allow Does Judicial Judicial Review Review Anything Means

I don't remember much of my childhood. My father passed away when I was six, and sadly, I don't have the fuzziest, foggiest memory of him - what his voice was like, anything he ever said to me, nothing. My early years are a total blur. Don Willett

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I think people just find it remarkable that a high court justice would step out from behind the bench and have a persona that's not the traditional, stodgy, fuddy-duddy persona, but actually comes across as authentic and engaging. Don Willett

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Laws that impinge your constitutionally protected right to earn an honest living must not be preposterous. Don Willett

Living Earn Must Laws Impinge Protected Your Right Honest

When writing, I split my time between my chambers and my satellite office: my neighborhood Chick-fil-A. It offers the word-nerd trifecta: I bring Bose headphones; they provide Wi-Fi and waffle fries. Don Willett

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Re-election comes every six years, which explains why I spend so much time on Twitter. If you're an obscure judge whose name ID hovers between infinitesimal and zilch, it's political malpractice to neglect social media. I'm probably the tweetingest judge in America, which, admittedly, is like being the tallest Munchkin in Oz. Don Willett

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My political consultant said I'm the only client of his that he does not worry about. Don Willett

Political Worry About Only Consultant He Client Does Said His

Judges should always behave judicially by adjudicating, never politically by legislating. I leave policy to policymakers. They're preeminent, but they're not omnipotent. In other words, lawmakers decide if laws pass, but judges decide if laws pass muster. Don Willett

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I was recently designated Tweeter Laureate of Texas, which apparently is a thing. Don Willett

Laureate Texas Which Apparently Thing Recently

The police must obey the law while enforcing the law. Earl Warren

Obey Law Police Must While Enforcing

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