Vital role and trust involved “[t]he banking system has become an indispensable institution in the modern world and plays a vital role in the economic life of every civilized society. Whether as…
Category: Legal Quotes
The highest court of the land does not all the time speak in highfalutin legalese words but sometimes speaks in languages that are highly-relatable to the most ordinary man, endearing, spiritual, and sometimes even Biblical/Quranic and poetic. Here are curated quotes from Supreme Court cases that I find somewhat timeless and resonating where I may need to stop and contemplate.
Living Law
It is high time to amend our Civil and Family Laws to conform to societal sentiment and breathe life to what Justice Louis D. Brandeis calls “The Living Law”. – Atty. Eduardo…
Law school inspiration quotes
Law School Inspiration Quotes Quotes from different sources that may keep you going. Love the process. Not just the outcome. Do not rush things. Great things take time. When you become a…
Law and Religion
A law must have an articulable and discernible secular purpose and justification to pass the scrutiny of the religion clauses. – Justice Del Castillo in Ang Ladlad vs COMELEC
Respect
One unavoidable consequence of everyone having the freedom to choose is that others may make different choices – choices we would not make for ourselves, choices we may disapprove of, even choices…
Children
“The child is one of the most important assets of the nation. It is thus important we be careful in rearing the children even so if they are illegitimates, as in this…
Slavery
Only ruthless, unfeeling capitalists and egoistic reactionaries continue to pay obeisance to such un-Christian doctrine (in Prisley v Fowler)…. it humiliates man and debases him; … refers to the lowly worker as…
Lawyers
“A bad lawyer is one who fails to spot problems, a good lawyer is one who perceives the difficulties, and the excellent lawyer is one who surmounts them.” – Harvard’sBruce Wasserstein
Literal Interpretation
When Samson (his long hair cut by Delilah) was captured, the procurator placed an iron rod burning white-hot two or three inches away from in front of Samson’s eyes. This blinded the…
Faith
The purpose of including such provision in our [laws] is to harmonize our civil laws with the religious faith of our people – Republic v Molina
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