The phrase "attributed to justice" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing concepts, actions, or outcomes that are associated with or ascribed to the idea of justice.
Example: "The decision was attributed to justice, reflecting the court's commitment to fairness and equality."
Alternatives: "ascribed to justice" or "linked to justice".
The stray words attributed to Justice Thomas are in no sense a joke or any other occasion for laughter.
An article last Sunday about the the Supreme Court aphorism "The Constitution is not a suicide pact," usually attributed to Justice Robert H. Jackson, misstated his role at the Nuremberg war crimes trial after World War II.
Correction: September 29 , 2002 Sunday An article last Sunday about the the Supreme Court aphorism "The Constitution is not a suicide pact," usually attributed to Justice Robert H. Jackson, misstated his role at the Nuremberg war crimes trial after World War II.
In general, Stevens said, the idea that a justice can sway his colleagues through collegiality and personal lobbying — a talent often attributed to Justice William J. Brennan Jr. — is exaggerated.
But she is saying something slightly complicated, or at least less suited for printing on a coffee mug than the saying, attributed to Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, that "a wise old man and wise old woman will reach the same conclusion in deciding cases".
Quanit quip attributed to same justice, in answer to query about fertility of adjacent fields, "'Bout forty gallons of corn to the acre".
The remarks of Justice Breyer (along with all other words attributed to various justices in the book -- none of which Oreskes challenges) were heard by the sources I interviewed.
But the death of Antonin Scalia, earlier this year, jolted the institution and affirmed, once again, a venerable truism, attributed to the late Justice Byron White: "When you change one Justice, you change the whole Court".
But the death of Antonin Scalia, earlier this year, jolted the institution and affirmed, once again, a venerable truism, attributed to the late Justice Byron White: "When you change one Justice, you change the whole Court". For the first time in two generations, the Court's liberals were ascendant.
1. "Love is the master-key that opens the gates of happiness". The line is rightly attributed to the famous justice, who wrote it in an 1891 essay called "Moral Antipathy". So there's no Churchillian Drift here.
Unmoved by Trump's rhetoric, the authors of the forthcoming "Searching for Justice Scalia" looked at each of his pre-nominees' judicial record and assessed it against variables that could be attributed to the late justice, who died in February and whose seat has remained vacant.
