"King consciously steered away from legal claims and instead relied on civil disobedience." ― Constance Baker Motley Topic(s): Legal More From Constance Baker Motley "The legal difference between the sit-ins and the Freedom Riders was significant." "I never thought I would live long enough to see the legal profession change to the extent it has." "The Constitution, as originally drawn, made no reference to the fact that all Americans wre considered equal members of society." More In Legal "When the Senate ceases to engage nominees in meaningful discussion of legal issues, the confirmation process takes on an air of vacuity and farce, and the Senate becomes incapable of either properly evaluating nominees or appropriately educating the public."― Elena Kagan "We get information in the mail, the regular postal mail, encrypted or not, vet it like a regular news organization, format it – which is sometimes something that’s quite hard to do, when you’re talking about giant databases of information – release it to the public and then defend ourselves against the inevitable legal and political attacks."― Julian Assange "Ignorance of the law excuses no man from practicing it."― Addison Mizner