The Court Of Last Resort

When I Was Growing Up, My Mother Would Always Say, 'it Will Go On Your Permanent Record.' There Was No 'permanent Record.' If There Were A 'permanent Record,' I'd Never Be Able To Be A Lawyer. I Was Such A Bum, In Elementary School And High School... There Is A Permanent Record Today And It's Called The Internet.

If We Move Away From The American Tradition Of Lawyers Defending Those With Whom They Vehemently Disagree -- As We Temporarily Did During The Mccarthy Period -- We Weaken Our Commitment To The Rule Of Law... So Beware Of An Approach Which Limits Advocacy To That Which Is Approved By The Standards Of Political Correctness.

I Never Place Limits On The Potential Success Of My Students. If They're Going Into Acting, They're Going To Win The Oscar... If They're Going Into Law, They're Going To Be Chief Justice.

I Have No Doubt That If An Actual Ticking Bomb Situation Were To Arise, Our Law Enforcement Authorities Would Torture. The Real Debate Is Whether Such Torture Should Take Place Outside Of Our Legal System Or Within It. The Answer To This Seems Clear: If We Are To Have Torture, It Should Be Authorized By The Law.

I've Thought Hard About My Psychological Connections And I Think I've Managed To Separate Out The Psychological From The Legal, Moral, And Political.