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Cuius est solum, eius est usque ad caelum et ad inferos.
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Or would you defend freedom of speech to the grave, fiat justitia ruat caelum?
The Volokh Conspiracy » So a Libertarian and a Liberal Walk into a Bar 2010
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The Nova Vulgate has "Viri Galilaei, quid statis aspicientes in caelum?" but it's not nearly so reaction-shot-y.
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Or would you defend freedom of speech to the grave, fiat justitia ruat caelum?
The Volokh Conspiracy » So a Libertarian and a Liberal Walk into a Bar 2010
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As a layman, I have always assumed that judges should take more a “fiat iustitia, ruat caelum” approach to thelaw.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Is Judge Sotomayor a “Closet Sovereigntist”? 2009
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Among them three were especially widely disseminated: Domine, da nobis auxilium and Domine deus omnipotens for six voices, and Pater, peccavi in caelum for eight.
Archive 2009-06-01 Lu 2009
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“In annos triginta ad caelum infinitum construxit.”
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Are the advocates of gays in the military prepared to say, fiat justitia, ruat caelum [ 'Let justice be done, though the sky may fall']?
Nathaniel Frank: Refuting the Latest Arguments Against Gay Troops 2009
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When it comes to these fundamental rights, fiat justitia ruat caelum, I just cannot stomach comparing or weighing them against anything.
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In the past it was broken into three hymns, Aurora lucis rutilat, Tristes erant Apostoli, and Claro Paschali gaudio, which were altered by Pope Urban VIII to Aurora caelum purpurat (Lauds), Tristes erant Apostoli (Vespers and Matins for Apostles and Evangelists in Eastertide), and Paschale mundo gaudium (Lauds for Apostles and Evangelists in Eastertide).
Office Hymns of Eastertide bls 2008
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