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16 quotes by Warren E. Burger

Warren Earl Burger (September 17, 1907 – June 25, 1995) was the 15th Chief Justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986. Although Burger was a conservative, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a variety of liberal decisions on abortion, capital punishment, religious establishment, and school desegregation during his tenure.
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However, when the privilege depends solely on the broad, undifferentiated claim of public interest in the confidentiality of such conversations, a... →

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Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen.

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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... →

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Judges rule on the basis of law, not public opinion, and they should be totally indifferent to pressures of the times.

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Concepts of justice must have hands and feet to carry out justice in every case in the shortest possible time and the lowest possible cost. This is... →

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Trials by the adversarial contest must in time go the way of the ancient trial by battle and blood.

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There can be no assumption that today's majority is 'right' and the Amish and others like them are 'wrong.' A way of life that is... →

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To hold that the act of homosexual sodomy is somehow protected as a fundamental right would be to cast aside millennia of moral teaching.

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We are more casual about qualifying the people we allow to act as advocates in the courtroom than we are about licensing electricians.

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Crime and the fear of crime have permeated the fabric of American life.

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There can be no doubt that the practice of opening legislative sessions with prayer has become part of the fabric of our society.

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The trial of a case is a three-legged stool - a judge and two advocates.

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Calculated risks of abuse are taken in order to preserve higher values.

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