We knew that if the photos of CIA officers conducting authorized EIT (enhanced interrogation techniques) ever got out the difference between a legal authorized necessary and safe program and the mindless actions of some MPs (military police) would be buried by the impact of the images.

In my book I detail the critical information we obtained from al Qaeda terrorists after they became compliant following a short period of enhanced interrogation. I have no doubt that that interrogation was legal necessary and saved lives.

I believe that President Clinton considered the legal merits of the arguments for the pardon as he understood them and he rendered his judgment wise or unwise on the merits.

We're involved right now in some very significant legal battles and it would be the wrong thing for me to do to step out in the middle of those battles.

My job is to interpret the law based on how the legislature and the court has done it and then of course to use our system of justice to develop some new legal tools and new concepts.

I guess music particularly the blues is the only form of schizophrenia that has organised itself into being both legal and beneficial to society.

Understand that legal and illegal are political and often arbitrary categorizations use and abuse are medical or clinical distinctions.

I have strongly rejected the proposal to pardon and transfer her to the United States. I do not have the legal power to pardon terrorists and even if I did I would not use it.

I feel like there was justice. It was served through the legal system you know. Everything that I endured. It was all worth it.

Supercookies are legal but I don't think they should be.

It was not possible to broadcast any of that because of an agreement between Jackson and the family. Our legal advice was that we could not broadcast it.

Vigorous enforcement of copyrights themselves is an important part of the picture. But I don't think that expanding the legal definition of copyright outside of actual copyright infringement is the right move.

I think the issue is that Americans traveling abroad if gotten into legal problems should have access to a fair trial and an impartial tribunal.

There is no room for legal hair-splitting when it comes to the humane treatment of detainees - not in a nation founded on the rule of law and respect for human rights.

But if we get to the point where more people do not believe in a God than who do believe in God we will have a hollow legal system - we will have something without heart.

Meth is too easy to make and unfortunately right now all the ingredients need to make this highly addictive drug are legal and readily available to those who want to cook it up and sell it to our children.

I think we Americans of all people understand the importance of a good legal constitutional framework as the basis of political life.