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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

The public needs to believe that the police will tell the truth, ruat coelum, and it is unfortunate when they learn, time and again, that the first reaction from the police so often seems to be an attempt at a cover-up.

7/7 Bombs – Police To Blame SHOCK! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010

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

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

It is interested in survival of a humane society in timespans contemplating more than one generation, not in advancing theories of rights, ruat coelum — nor any theory beyond fostering and maintaining a relatively minimal but predictable standard of natural, humane conduct — instead of producing posses of aggressive young thugs to do what aggressive young thugs are wont todo.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Why Last Year’s California Pro-Gay Marriage Decision Remains a Net Positive for Gay Rights Even after Proposition 8: 2009

I say, with Justice Mansfield, Fiat iustitia ruat cJon RolandQuote

The Volokh Conspiracy » Is Sotomayor A Legal Realist? (And Are Those Fighting Words?) 2009

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

When it comes to these fundamental rights, fiat justitia ruat caelum, I just cannot stomach comparing or weighing them against anything.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Tort Liability: 2009

As he said in like case, [5492] Tota ruat caeli moles, non terreor, &c.

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

Oh, yeah: fiat justicia, ruat cœlum I wish the US Supreme Court would hold to that motto while deciding Constitutional cases.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Latin Phrases Law Students Should Know, But Likely Don’t: 2007