We cannot lightly allow the perpetrator of a serious crime to go free simply because that person believed his actions were reasonable and necessary to prevent some perceived harm.
About Sol Wachtler
Solomon “Sol” Wachtleris an American lawyer and Republican politician. He was Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1985 to 1992.
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You can, if you wish, think of it like the universe: Each case is a sun, and all the judges, lawyers and administrative personnel represent planets revolving around the case in fixed orbit, never getting closer.
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A married woman has the same right to control her own body as does an unmarried woman.
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We cannot lightly allow the perpetrator of a serious crime to go free simply because that person believed his actions were reasonable and necessary to prevent some perceived harm.
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A marriage license should not be viewed as a license for a husband to forcibly rape his wife with impunity.
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In the past, those who had ideas they wished to communicate to the public had the unquestioned right to disseminate those ideas in an open marketplace. called a mall, we should not abridge that right.
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