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It's been said. . .

“It's time for judges and everyone else who cares about judicial independence to stop hoping that dignified silence will win the day … (J)udges have the tools they need to fight back and win – if they're willing to roll up their robes and explain in plain language why interest groups must not take America's system of fair and impartial courts hostage.”

Bert Brandenburg, executive director of the Justice at Stake Campaign, on ballot initiatives in several states this November aimed at reining in the courts

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"You can change the name from tiger shark to kitten fish, but my kids are still not getting in the pool."

Victor Schwartz, general counsel of the American Tort Reform Association, on the decision by the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) to change its name to the American Association for Justice

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"After several years in practice, I looked around and found that my women law school classmates – some of the brightest, most capable students and lawyers – had disappeared from the profession."

Lorraine Koc, President of the National Association of Women Lawyers, challenging law firms and -corporations to achieve a goal of 30% women in upper echelon legal positions by 2015