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Potter Stewart [1915-1985] American
Rank: 101
Judge, Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States


Potter Stewart was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. During his tenure, he made, among other areas, major contributions to criminal justice reform, civil rights, access to the courts, and Fourth Amendment jurisprudence.

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Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do. Legal
101
Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself. Society
102
Fairness is what justice really is. Legal
103
It must always be remembered that what the Constitution forbids is not all searches and seizures, but unreasonable searches and seizures.
104
Abortion is inherently different from other medical procedures because no other procedure involves the purposeful termination of a potential life. Medical
105
The 4th Amendment and the personal rights it secures have a long history. At the very core stands the right of a man to retreat into his own home and there be free from unreasonable governmental intrusion. History, Home
106
The dichotomy between personal liberties and property rights is a false one. Property does not have rights. People have rights.
107
A person's mere propinquity to others independently suspected of criminal activity does not give rise to probable cause to search that person.
108
Swift justice demands more than just swiftness.
109
I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material but I know it when I see it.
110
In fact, a fundamental interdependence exists between the personal right to liberty and the personal right to property.
111
To force a lawyer on a defendant can only lead him to believe that the law contrives against him. Legal
112

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