Hugo Black Quote

For me, the only correct meaning of that phrase is that our Government must proceed according to the 'law of the land'—that is, according to written constitutional and statutory provisions as interpreted by court decisions.


On due process, dissenting in In Re Winship, 397 U.S. 358 (1970).


For me, the only correct meaning of that phrase is that our Government must proceed according to the 'law of the land'—that is, according to...

For me, the only correct meaning of that phrase is that our Government must proceed according to the 'law of the land'—that is, according to...

For me, the only correct meaning of that phrase is that our Government must proceed according to the 'law of the land'—that is, according to...

For me, the only correct meaning of that phrase is that our Government must proceed according to the 'law of the land'—that is, according to...