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Justitia was only commonly represented as "blind" since the middle of the 16th century. The first known representation of blind Justice is Hans Gieng's 1543 statue on the Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen (Fountain of Justice) in Bern. [9] Instead of using the Janus approach, many sculptures simply leave out the blindfold altogether.
Blind Justice, a 1995 novel by Bruce Alexander; Blind Justice (comics), is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Blind Justice, a story featuring Batman, and first appearance of fictional character Henri Ducard, written by Sam Hamm for Detective Comics #598-#600 (March 1989-May 1989)
On the evening before he was to argue a case before the Supreme Court years ago, Jeffrey Fisher broke his glasses. “I couldn’t imagine doing argument without seeing their faces,” Fisher said.
In its broadest sense, justice is the idea that individuals should be treated fairly. According to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, the most plausible candidate for a core definition comes from the Institutes of Justinian, a codification of Roman Law from the sixth century AD, where justice is defined as "the constant and perpetual will to render to each his due".
Justice Potter Stewart, in his concurrence to the majority opinion, created the standard whereby all speech is protected except for "hard-core pornography". As for what, exactly, constitutes hard-core pornography, Stewart said "I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced within that shorthand ...
Is it any wonder that American news consumers are at the end of their ropes of patience with the “mainstream media”?Three weeks ago, when I first documented troubling questions, contradictions ...
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Blind Injustice is a nonfiction book by lawyer Mark Godsey. Godsey is the co-founder of the Ohio Innocence Project (OIP), which seeks to exonerate and overturn the convictions of people who have been wrongfully convicted. Drawing on Godsey's experience as a prosecutor for the Southern District of New York prior to his work at OIP, the book ...