#judicial

We all learn in school that the judicial, legislative and executive branches of government must check and balance each other. But other non state institutions must participate in this important system of checks and balances as well. These checking institutions include the academy, the media, religious institutions and NGOs. ↗

— Alan Dershowitz

#balance #balances #branches #check #checking

There is hardly a political question in the United States which does not sooner or later turn into a judicial one. ↗

— Alexis de Tocqueville

#hardly #into #judicial #later #political

In the fight against terrorism, national agencies keep full control over their police forces, security and intelligence agencies and judicial authorities. ↗

— Gijs de Vries

#agencies #authorities #control #fight #forces

Historically, the judicial branch has often been the sole protector of the rights of minority groups against the will of the popular majority. ↗

— Diane Watson

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Conservative voters increasingly understand that the one legacy a president can leave is his judicial appointments. ↗

— Paul Weyrich

#conservative #his #increasingly #judicial #leave

It is hard to see Judge Roberts as a judicial activist who would place ideological purity or a particular agenda above or ahead the need for thoughtful legal reasoning. ↗

— Ron Wyden

#activist #agenda #ahead #hard #ideological

A decision by the Supreme Court to subject Guantanamo to judicial review would eliminate these advantages. ↗

— John Yoo

#court #decision #eliminate #guantanamo #judicial

No matter how badly senators want to know things, judicial nominees are limited in what they may discuss. That limitation is real, and it comes from the very nature of what judges do. ↗

— Orrin Hatch

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If people around the world knew how well people at Guantanamo Bay are treating prisoners, they would not fall prey to the accusations that some in our Chamber are making. They are all receiving judicial review. ↗

— Robin Hayes

#bay #chamber #fall #guantanamo #guantanamo bay

Due process and judicial process are not one and the same, particularly when it comes to national security. ↗

— Eric Holder

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