Quotes by John Paul Stevens

It is not our job to apply laws that have not yet been written.

The government must pursue a course of complete neutrality toward religion.

The practice of executing such offenders is a relic of the past and is inconsistent with evolving standards of decency in a civilized society.

To show a "well-founded fear of persecution," an alien need not prove that it is more likely than not that he or she will be persecuted in his or her home country.

When the commission finds that a pig has entered the parlor, the exercise of its regulatory power does not depend on proof that the pig is obscene.