“Class action lawsuits are an important part of our legal system. All citizens should have the right to band together and settle grievances with bigger companies, but that system is broken and it needs fixing.”
— Thomas Carper
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“Under current law volunteers who are not working with an official nonprofit organization are not covered by the Volunteer Protection Act. Therefore, there are absolutely no legal protections for the average American who wishes to volunteer.”
— Jon Porter
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“It is simply a fact that the birth rate of our illegal immigrants exceeds that of our legal residents.”
— John Linder
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“I come from a profession which has suffered greatly because of the lack of civility. Lawyers treat each other poorly and it has come home to haunt them. The public will not tolerate a lack of civility.”
— James E. Rogers
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“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
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“It is not unprofessional to give free legal advice, but advertising that the first visit will be free is a bit like a fox telling chickens he will not bite them until they cross the threshold of the hen house.”
— Warren E. Burger
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“Misery is the company of lawsuits.”
— Francois Rabelais
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“Does the imam have a legal right to build the mosque at Ground Zero? The answer is yes. But is it the right thing to do? The answer is no. And most Americans, and most moderate Muslims, join with me in that call.”
— Kilari Anand Paul
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“I have been committed to carrying out my duties… in accordance with both the letter and spirit of all applicable rules of ethics and canons of conduct.”
— Samuel Alito
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“Understand that legal and illegal are political, and often arbitrary, categorizations; use and abuse are medical, or clinical, distinctions.”
— Abbie Hoffman
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“The legal system is often a mystery, and we, its priests, preside over rituals baffling to everyday citizens.”
— Henry Miller
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