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Judges are the weakest link in our system of justice, and they are

Judges are the weakest link in our system of justice, and they are also the most protected. – Alan Dershowitz

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We dont have an Official Secrets Act in the United States, as other countries do. Under the First Amendment, freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and freedom of association are more important than protecting secrets. – Alan Dershowitz

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Freedom
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Alan Dershowitz
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In the Pentagon Papers case, the government asserted in the Supreme Court that the publication of the material was a threat to national security. It turned out it was not a threat to U.S. security. But even if it had been, that doesnt mean that it couldnt be published. – Alan Dershowitz

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Government
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Alan Dershowitz
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Other Quotes from
legal
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I believe that President Clinton considered the legal merits of the arguments for the pardon as he understood them, and he rendered his judgment, wise or unwise, on the merits. – John Podesta

Category:
legal

It is not unprofessional to give free legal advice, but advertising that the first visit will be free is a bit like a fox telling chickens he will not bite them until they cross the threshold of the hen house. – Warren E. Burger

Category:
legal

I have a problem with censorship by the lawyer – by legal people by the publishing firm, and I may be changing publishers. They dont seem to want to take too many risks with living people. – Kenneth Anger

Category:
legal

These endless legal challenges that define elections in New York are a joke in this country, and they are the reason why it is so expensive, or one of the reasons, its so expensive to run here and why so many people decide not to run. – Michael Bloomberg

Category:
legal

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