The fact is, we are a nine-member court that sits on cases.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Eight, as you know, is not a good number for a multi-member court.
We're lawyers. We present the arguments, and the court sorts out the merits.
I think the nine justices think the solicitor general is the 35th clerk.
Obviously I'm a lawyer; I like to have cases.
You can, if you wish, think of it like the universe: Each case is a sun, and all the judges, lawyers and administrative personnel represent planets revolving around the case in fixed orbit, never getting closer.
My sense is that jurists from other nations around the world understand that our court occupies a very special place in the American system, and that the court is rather well regarded in comparison, perhaps, to their own.
Why in the world would you have it interpreted by nine lawyers?
Possession isn't nine-tenths of the law. It's nine-tenths of the problem.
We are not a court - not a judge or jury at work - but we've tried to apply the highest possible standards of rigorous analysis to the evidence where we make a criticism.
Most criminal defendants do not get adequate representation because there are not enough public defenders to represent them. There is a lot that is wrong.
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