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People must be confident that a judge’s decisions are determined by the law, and only the law.

— Merrick Garland Remarks by Judge Garland upon nomination to Supreme Court of the United States (2016)

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Trust that justice will be done in our courts without prejudice or partisanship is what, in a large part, distinguishes this country from others.

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The role of the court is to apply law to the facts of the case before it … not to legislate, not to arrogate to itself the executive power, not to hand down advisory opinion on the issues of the day.

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