“We are incarcerating more people on a per capita basis in California than any country in the world other than South Africa or the Soviet Union.” PeopleWorldCountryBasesPrisonUnionsSouthCaliforniaSovietSouth AfricaSoviet Union Author:Rose Bird
“Courts are an aristocratic institution in a democracy. That's the dilemma for an institution that has the function of reviewing the will of the people. We're bound to be "anti-majoritarian."” PeopleWomenDemocracyFunctionInstitutionsCourtBoundsDilemmaAristocratic Author:Rose Bird
“The judiciary must not take on the coloration of whatever may be popular at the moment. We are guardian of rights, and we have to tell people things they often do not like to hear.” PeopleMayMomentsRightsGuardianJudiciary Author:Rose Bird
