If the 1st Amendment means anything, it means that a state has no business telling a man, sitting alone in his own house, what books he may read or what films he may watch. -Thurgood Marshall

 

If the 1st Amendment means anything, it means that a state has no business telling a man, sitting alone in his own house, what books he may read or what films he may watch.


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Ending racial discrimination in jury selection can be accomplished only by eliminating peremptory challenges entirely.

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Mere access to the courthouse doors does not by itself assure a proper functioning of the adversary process.

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If the 1st Amendment means anything, it means that a state has no business telling a man, sitting alone in his own house, what books he may read or what films he may watch.

Thurgood Marshall

It's said that if you can't say something good about a dead person, don't say it. Well, I consider him dead.

Thurgood Marshall

The measure of a country's greatness is its ability to retain compassion in times of crisis.

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