What's in the judge's mind doesn't really matter? What matters are the words on the paper.
Stephen Breyer: “What's in the judge's mind doesn't really matter? What matters are the words on the paper.”
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Justice Stephen Breyer discusses the importance of judicial decisions based on written law.
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