Schoeffler v. Kempthorne

MEMORANDUM RULING

MELANQON, District Judge.

The dignity and stability of government in all its branches, the morals of the people, and every blessing of society depend so much upon an upright and skillful administration of justice, that the judicial power ought to be distinct from both the legislative and executive, and independent upon both, that so it may be a check upon both, and both should be checks upon that.— John Adams, “Thoughts on Government, ” Papers 1:86-93, April 1776

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