The Establishment Clause prohibits government from making adherence to a religion relevant in any way to a person's standing in the political community.
Sandra Day O'Connor
The principle inherent in the clause that prohibits pointless infliction of excessive punishment when less severe punishment can adequately achieve the same purposes invalidates the punishment.
William J. Brennan
The Spy Act prohibits keystroke logging, hijacking, and phishing.
Cliff Stearns
True, Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.
Moliere
We do, and there is a law in the United States - the Torture Convention - that prohibits the United States from deporting an individual to a country where there is a reasonable expectation that he will be subjected to torture - physical, mental or otherwise.
Jonathan Shapiro
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