Proceedings Quotes

You'll get name recognition. The proceedings will no doubt be on C-SPAN. That doesn't strike me as being a foolish expenditure of money. - Stuart Anderson

You had the right of appeal. You did not take it. The matters therefore have all been dealt with, and your views about the tribunal are now completely irrelevant as far as these proceedings are concerned. - Richard May

You are well aware that I come to these proceedings to be judged as a judge. ... It would be wrong for me to say or to preview in this legislative chamber how I would cast my vote on questions the Supreme Court may be called upon to decide. ... Judges in our ... system are bound to decide concrete cases, not abstract issues. ... A judge sworn to decide impartially can offer no forecasts, no hints. ... It would display disdain for the entire judicial process. - Ruth Bader Ginsburg

While we believe that a delay is not justified, we will use the opportunity presented by the FDA proceedings to continue to press for approval of Plan B as an OTC/Rx Product. - Bruce Downey

While betting on football or other sports may be the pervasive issue, it in no way justifies poor judgment or otherwise alleged inappropriate conduct. We will take this issue very seriously and will monitor the proceedings closely. - Bill Daly

When (Gen.) Douglas MacArthur said, on board the Battleship Missouri, 'These proceedings are closed,' it was the end of one of the bloodiest conflicts of modern times. The celebrations of course were enormous. It marked the end of the Pacific war. - Bob Wilson

What will happen is, for every one person who sees it on C-SPAN gavel to gavel -- so that they can really understand what the court is about, what the whole process is -- 10,000 will see 15-second takeouts on the network news, which I guarantee you will be uncharacteristic of what the court does... So I have come to the conclusion that it will misinform the public, rather than inform the public, to have our proceedings televised. - Antonin Scalia

What is true to the extent that he has any involvement in any upcoming legal proceedings, he will do one thing: He will tell to truth, because that is who he is, that is what he should do, and that is what he is going to do. - Reid Weingarten