Frasi di John Paul Stevens

John Paul Stevens è stato un giurista statunitense, giudice associato della Corte Suprema degli Stati Uniti dal 1975 al 2010.

È stato nominato dal presidente Gerald Ford. La sua giurisprudenza, inizialmente di tendenza moderata, si è gradualmente evoluta verso posizioni progressiste. Wikipedia  

✵ 20. Aprile 1920 – 16. Luglio 2019
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John Paul Stevens: Frasi in inglese

“Although we may never know with complete certainty the identity of the winner of this year's presidential election, the identity of the loser is perfectly clear. It is the nation's confidence in the judge as an impartial guardian of the rule of law”

Dissenting, Bush v. Gore, 531 U.S. 98 (2000).
Contesto: Time will one day heal the wound to that confidence that will be inflicted by today's decision. One thing, however, is certain. Although we may never know with complete certainty the identity of the winner of this year's presidential election, the identity of the loser is perfectly clear. It is the nation's confidence in the judge as an impartial guardian of the rule of law.

“Money is property; it is not speech.”

Concurring, Nixon v. Shrink Missouri Government PAC, 528 U.S. 377 (2000).
Contesto: Money is property; it is not speech. Speech has the power to inspire volunteers to perform a multitude of tasks on a campaign trail, on a battleground, or even on a football field. Money, meanwhile, has the power to pay hired laborers to perform the same tasks. It does not follow, however, that the First Amendment provides the same measure of protection to the use of money to accomplish such goals as it provides to the use of ideas to achieve the same results.

“A democracy cannot function effectively when its constituent members believe laws are being bought and sold.”

Dissenting, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. ___ (2010).

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