To exclude all jurors who would be in the slightest way effected by the prospect of the death … - Byron White

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To exclude all jurors who would be in the slightest way effected by the prospect of the death penalty would be to deprive the defendant of the impartial jury to which he or she is entitled under the law.

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A right to jury trial is granted to criminal defendants in order to prevent oppression by the Government.

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The Court is most vulnerable and comes nearest to illegitimacy when it deals with judge-made constitutional law having little or no cognizable roots in the language or design of the Constitution. . . . There should be, therefore, great resistance to. . . redefining the category of rights deemed to be fundamental. Otherwise, the Judiciary necessarily takes to itself further authority to govern the country without express constitutional authority.

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The law is constantly based on notions of morality, and if all laws representing essentially moral choices are to be invalidated under the due process clause, the courts will be very busy indeed.

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When the whistle blows you have only a limited amount of time to do what you have to do. You either do it then or you don't do it at all.

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We're the only branch of government that explains itself in writing every time itmakes a decision.

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