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Essay on Letter of Law vs Spirit of Law

April 9th, 2010 No comments

“Law students, having drunk at this intoxicating well,” come away thinking that the highest function of the judge is “devising, out of the brilliance of one’s own mind, those laws that ought to govern mankind. How exciting!”

Now to fully understand the meaning behind this quote by Justice Scalia, it is important to note the origins of judicial-policy making. Judicial … Read more