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"I'm a judge. It seemed to me that it was critical to try to take action to stem the criticism and help people understand that in the constitutional framework, it's terribly important not to have a system of retaliation against decisions people don't like."
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"It is difficult to discern a serious threat to religious liberty from a room of silent, thoughtful schoolchildren."
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