Every one with this writ may be a tyrant; if this commission be legal, a tyrant in a legal manner, also, may control, imprison, or murder any one within the realm. James Otis commissioncontrolimprison Change image and share on social
The EPA has no legal authority to expand the definition of navigable waters under the Clean Water Act, as the Supreme Court has repeatedly made clear. Paul Gosar actauthorityclean Change image and share on social
Every name in a TV show has to be run by the legal department first. Gina Bellman departmentlegalrun Change image and share on social
I know how easy it is for one to stay well within moral, ethical, and legal bounds through the skillful use of words - and to thereby spin, sidestep, circumvent, or bend a truth completely out of shape. To that extent, we are all liars on numerous occasions. Sidney Poitier bendboundcircumvent share on social
The legal difference between the sit-ins and the Freedom Riders was significant. Constance Baker Motley differencefreedomlegal Change image and share on social
Human-rights advocates, for example, claim that the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners is of a piece with President Bush's 2002 decision to deny al Qaeda and Taliban fighters the legal status of prisoners of war under the Geneva Conventions. John Yoo advocatebushclaim share on social
You can't just lecture the poor that they shouldn't riot or go to extremes. You have to make the means of legal redress available. Harold H. Greene extremelecturelegal Change image and share on social
I remember being upset because I was finally legal to drink in Canada, and I decided to throw that all away and move to America, where I had to wait another two years. I came here to do improv and to try to join the Groundlings. Ryan Reynolds americacanadadecide share on social
The State provides a legal, orderly, systematic channel for the predation of private property; it renders certain, secure, and relatively 'peaceful' the lifeline of the parasitic caste in society. Murray Rothbard castechannellegal Change image and share on social
I showed that privacy was an implicit right in Jewish law, probably going back to the second or third century, when it was elaborated on in a legal way. Norman Lamm backcenturyelaborate Change image and share on social