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	Justice - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Justice is a concept involving the fair, moral, and impartial treatment of all persons —often seen as the continued effort to do what is right.
		Justice is a particularly foundational concept within most systems of "law," and draws highly upon established and well-regarded social traditions and values.
		Justice (in both senses) is part of the debate regarding moral relativism and moral objectivism: Is there an "objective standard" of justice, under which all actions should be judged, or is it acceptable for justice to have different meanings in different societies?
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Justice (405 words)

	Ben's Guide (3-5): Statues and Memorials - Figures of Justice
		Justice is most commonly portrayed in the U.S. as a blindfolded woman carrying a sword and a set of scales.
		Themis, the Greek goddess of justice and law, was known for her clear-sightedness.
		Justice can be seen in three places on the Supreme Court building in Washington, DC The Contemplation of Justice statue (a seated female figure in a shawl) studies the smaller statue of Justice.
	bensguide.gpo.gov /3-5/symbols/justice.html (268 words)

	United States Department of Justice - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is a Cabinet department in the United States government designed to enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans.
		In 1867, the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, led by William Lawrence, conducted an inquiry into the creation of a "law department" headed by the Attorney General and composed of the various department solicitors and district attorneys.
		The most authoritative opinion of the DOJ suggests that the motto refers to the Attorney General (and thus to the Department of Justice) "who prosecutes on behalf of justice (or the Lady Justice)".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Department_of_Justice (533 words)

	Dave Kopel on Sexual Harassment & Law on National Review Online
		"Lady Justice" is the age-old representation of the spirit of Justice as a woman with the scales of justice in one hand, and a sword in the other.
		Lady Justice paintings and statues are ubiquitous in the Western legal world.
		The problem at the Department of Justice isn't Lady Justice; the problem is that the Department of Justice in recent administrations, both Republican and Democratic, has allowed and abetted the perversion of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into a censorship law.
	www.nationalreview.com /kopel/kopel022502.shtml (1831 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Profile: Lady Justice Hale
		Lady Justice Hale stressed her concerns for equality for all on Thursday when she spoke in support of gay and lesbian "civil partnerships" and gay adoption.
		Lady Justice Hale, who will be known as Lady Hale when she takes up her new £175,000-a-year post in January, is most respected for her work in family law.
		She was appointed a High Court Judge in 1994 and Lady Justice of Appeal in 1999 and became Chancellor of the University of Bristol this year.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/3246731.stm (635 words)

	Lady justice - Courttv.com - People
		Seventy-five-year-old Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor announced her retirement on July 1, 2005, stating that she needed to care for her husband of 50 years, John J. O'Connor, who is suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
		In her tenure as justice, O'Connor established herself as intelligent, pragmatic and fair-minded, and she deserves to be judged on her record, as a member of the Supreme Court, period, without regard to her sex.
		She is the first Supreme Court justice to resign to care for a family member.
	www.courttv.com /people/bloom_blog/090705_oconnor_ctv.html (710 words)

	The Progress-Index - News - 10/02/2003 - Lady Justice ascends to courthouse perch
		The Progress-Index - News - 10/02/2003 - Lady Justice ascends to courthouse perch
		Justice, sword in one hand, scales in the other, rose 120 feet into a baby blue September sky yesterday and took her place once more on the courthouse clock tower.
		The original Lady Justice, sculpted in 1840 for the "new" courthouse, stayed safely on terra firma this time, in her new home at the Siege Museum on Bank Street.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=10257828&BRD=2271&PAG=461&dept_id=462946&rfi=6 (812 words)

	Shasta's Lady Justice in peril
		Unfortunately, Lady Justice seems to be a target,'' said county Marshal Dennis Boatner, whose 26 deputy marshals protect the county's 15 courts.
		After Lady Justice's sword was stolen in 1963 and 1989, the Shasta College welding department replaced both for free.
		The sporadic abuse of the guardian of justice is significant to those who walk by the statue en route to work.
	web.redding.com /newsarchive/19990520_02.shtml (656 words)

	Dr. Roger A. Hanson Legal Research & Reform (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		Western depictions of the Lady of Justice, are representations of Themis, the Greek goddess of justice, later Rome's Justitia.
		The scales of justice in her left hand represent fairness and balance; the sword and chain in her right hand are symbols of enforced, even deadly, justice.
		Art and Law historians both propose that in Iconologia, Justice dons a blindfold voluntarily to prove her ability to arbitrate impartially and not be swayed by the senses.
	factory7.com /~rah/themis.shtml (825 words)

	Issue in Depth from JUSTICE BLIND?
		The figure, named “Justitia” after the Roman goddess of justice, may have its origins in the Greek mythological goddess Themis (who is considered the goddess of divine justice) and her daughter Dike (Hansen, 1999).
		For example, when a person is convicted of a crime by a jury of his or her peers, the government is granted the right to punish the person: “The imposition of judgment, with its requisite violence, is an essential, inevitable aspect of governance.
		The “conscious use of justice imagery by governments” may be an effort by them to “legitimate their exercises of power by associating themselves with the concept of justice” (p.
	www.justiceblind.com /issue.html (1332 words)

	Meet Lady Justice Lucy - William Mitchell College of Law (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		Newly appointed Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Helen Meyer, ’83, and Board of Trustees member and Minnesota Court of Appeals Judge Wilhelmina “Mimi” Wright had the honor of presenting Lady Justice Lucy to a gathering of William Mitchell students, staff, and faculty, as well as children from St. Paul’s Childcare Center.
		Located on the William Mitchell campus at the corner of Summit Avenue and Victoria Street, Lady Justice Lucy is blindfolded and holds the scales of justice in one hand and a sword in the other.
		Retired Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Esther Tomljanovich, ’55, explained that Lady Justice’s blindfold is symbolic that “justice is blind.” The scale she holds represents the balance of crime and punishment, guilt and innocence.
	www.wmitchell.edu /news/articles/Lucy0602.html (224 words)

	Lady Justice
		For years, Lady Justice, the symbol of our courts, has stood draped in the garb of the ancient Roman toga, holding up a balance in her hand.
		The blindfold covering her eyes represented justice as impartial and giving weight only to the evidence in a trial, not the stature or station of the accused.
		Lady Justice, put your blindfold back on....You must value the lives of all people and administer equal punishment for taking a life...
	www.oasistradepost.com /Comm16/comm16.html (475 words)

	NSLA - Historical Myth a Month - Seeing Justice In Virginia City
		Some argued that Storey County's Lady Justice without a blindfold was some kind of commentary on frontier justice.
		Appalled by the courts, they satirized Justice as blindfolded and staggering around the courtroom." James goes on to note that "Justice eventually shed the negative meaning of her blindfold, which became a standard part of her image.
		James in a cursory survey of Lady Justices in North America and the United Kingdom found over twenty similar unblindfolded statues scattered from Benton, County, Oregon (1888-89) to the Old Bailey in London, England (1907).
	dmla.clan.lib.nv.us /docs/nsla/archives/myth/myth30.htm (362 words)

	Lady Justice's sword stolen, found again - 05/02/00 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		Originally, the lady held a sword to symbolize the state's right to seek justice through use of force and in her left hand scales to represent the people's equal right to protection under the law, historians have said.
		The scales and all but the thumb of the lady's left hand were stolen in 1998.
		Benito, who has suggested that the lady should be moved inside the courthouse for her own protection, was even more concerned after the latest incident.
	www.reddingemployment.com /newsarchive/20000502_08.shtml (429 words)

	Vicki Hinze - Lady Justice (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		The group of ladies that help Max and Gabby, are truly one of the best parts of the book; fun, resourceful and at times a bit frightening.
		LADY JUSTICE is a timely tale of what could happen, and the “behind the scenes” brave men and women protecting us.
		LADY JUSTICE is not just an edge-of-the-seat thriller with romantic overtones, there is a little bit of humor as well in several forms, one of which is the unexpected female "sleepers" in the community of Carnal Cove.
	www.vickihinze.com /lady_justice.htm (2542 words)

	Lady Justice Smiles On Debra Lafave: From The Tampa Tribune (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		Lady Justice Smiles On Debra Lafave: From The Tampa Tribune
		What did disturb me about this case was the observation by a psychiatrist on one of the local morning shows: If she had been an ugly woman, she would be going to jail.
		For years I've believed that the symbol of our criminal justice system -- a blindfolded woman holding scales to be unbalanced by evidence -- was outdated, if in fact it ever was realistic.
	tampatrib.com /opinion/columns/MGBKV2TOIGE.html (600 words)

	BBC News \| AMERICAS \| Curtains for semi-nude justice statue
		The US Justice Department has spent $8,000 on curtains to hide the statue from the cameras.
		The female, art-deco "Spirit of Justice" statue, with one breast exposed, is located on the podium in the department's ornate Great Hall where news conferences are often held.
		This was done for "aesthetic" reasons, according to Justice Department spokesman Shane Hix, who said the drapes provided a pleasant background for television cameras.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/americas/1788845.stm (335 words)

	Lady Justice (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		Adding to the strain of the situation is the realization of their love for one another and the knowledge that Max must fulfill the Code Red order to terminate Gabrielle or be placed on Code Red status himself for failing to follow orders.
		Readers are drawn into Lady Justice very quickly as they begin to identify what is taking place.
		Lady Justice is one suspense thrill after another and a love story thrown in for good measure!
	www.fallenangelreviews.com /August2004/RogueStorm-LadyJustice.htm (516 words)

	Themis Statue, Greek - Roman Goddess of Justice
		Themis, the eldest daughter of Gaia, was called "the steadfast one." It was she who summoned the Gods to assembly, and kept order at their banquets.
		Depicted holding a cornucopia, she was Mother of the Four Seasons; shown holding scales, she represents the balance of justice.
		It is under the rule of Themis that peace, commerce and the social compact flourished.
	www.goddessgift.net /page25.html (130 words)

	Lady Justice Let Public Down In Porter Case: From The Tampa Tribune (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		We want to believe that it is equally imposed, regardless of race, color, gender, age, the trappings of wealth and celebrity, the outward signs of poverty.
		That Lady Justice isn't always blind and that those who represent her sometimes fall victim to their own emotions or biases.
		What it got was reinforcement of the notion that the lady holding the balance scales and wearing the blindfold was peeking.
	www.tampatrib.com /MGBXL9XERFE.html (544 words)

	THE ROMANCE READER reviews: Lady Justice by Vicki Hinze
		Gabby is dying, Max is frantic, and a bunch of ladies from Carnel Cove have taken charge.
		Similarly, the Special Detail Unit was introduced in Lady Liberty, and the explanation in Lady Justice is cursory.
		Lady Justice falls into the romantic suspense subgenre, and while the suspense is stronger than the romance, the romance doesn’t get lost in the flurry of action.
	www.theromancereader.com /hinze-justice.html (642 words)

	Cover the eyes of Lady Justice
		No matter how she is painted, drawn or otherwise depicted, her eyes are always covered so that she cannot be influenced by the person being judged and thus does not fall prey to prejudice or corruption.
		Indeed, the idea of a judicial system that is 'blind' to anything other than facts is an important pillar of democratic societies that aim for fair and equal justice for all their citizens.
		The scientific community is a society that should aim for the same high standards of justice to establish equal chances for everybody—at least in those aspects that concern the judgement of scientific contributions from individuals or research groups.
	www.nature.com /cgi-taf/DynaPage.taf?file=/embor/journal/v4/n8/full/embor909.html (2128 words)

	Ashcroft Sets the Tone at Heavy-Handed Justice
		Thus it is that he simply covered the offending statues in the Great Hall of the Justice Department's headquarters whereas the Taliban destroyed the two giant Buddhas that offended them.
		A Justice Department spokesperson, Shane Hix, said that it was cheaper to buy curtains for $8000 than it was to rent them every time there was a formal occasion that required that the statues in the Justice Department be covered.
		We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law.
	www.commondreams.org /views02/0302-01.htm (1032 words)

	Is Lady Justice Sitting Down On The Job? \| Christianpost.com- Christian News Online , Christian World News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		Blacks know that American justice is not blind as she is often depicted.
		The statue of Lady Justice outside of the Federal Supreme Court shows the venerable symbol of our legal system sitting down.
		Justice isn’t blind —she is just sitting down for a while.
	www.christianpost.com /article/editorial/357/section/is.lady.justice.sitting.down.on.the.job/1.htm (976 words)

	In the courthouse, Lady Justice is born on trial day - - The Times Republican (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		The sun is still low in the sky and dew still adorns the grass, honing the blades with a sharp, silvery edge.
		A few folks behind her is a gentleman who would perhaps look more at home astride a horse than under the watchful eyes of Lady Justice.
		Fifty hands are raised and justice is born.
	www.timesrepublican.com /central/story/1030202004_cen2central.asp (751 words)

	Themis, the Lady of Justice - LexisNexis InfoPro - Zimmerman's Research Guide
		Deidra shares her expertise and experience in the November Column, the Knowledge Exchange article in the newsletter, and all the weekly research tips appearing this month.
		Themis was an ancient Greek goddess whose image may have been adopted as the symbol of Justice commonly known as the "Lady of Justice." The Lady is typically pictured as blindfolded, holding a sword in one hand and scales in the other.
		Themis and the Lady of Justice have been discussed several times on the Law-Lib listserv.
	www.lexisnexis.com /infopro/zimmerman/disp.aspx?z=2005 (158 words)

	Hunter for Justice - by Lady Liberty - Sierra Times.com
		May we each - whether friends, acquaintances, or strangers with the love of liberty in common - have the courage to live up to the high standard he's set.
		Lady Liberty is a pro-freedom activist who lives on the coast of a Great Lake with her two cats and a large collection of science fiction books.
		She has had humorous essays published in the past, but is now concentrating on political activism after seeing the rapid acceleration of the erosion of freedom in America.
	www.sierratimes.com /04/01/19/ladyliberty.htm (1291 words)

	Uganda's answer to corruption: fiery 'Lady Justice' \| csmonitor.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		The local press, which has referred to her variously as "the probe queen," "the most feared judge in Uganda," and "the iron lady against corruption and thieves," recently named Sebutinde woman of the year in a public poll.
		The Lady Justice's biggest coup has been sticking it to Uganda's tax collectors.
		The press has provided daily coverage of the testimony, which detailed elaborate tax-evasion schemes and massive embezzlement, and featured a parade of modestly paid bureaucrats with mysteriously acquired houses, cars, and farms.
	csmweb2.emcweb.com /2003/0507/p01s04-woaf.htm (867 words)

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