Quotes
The truth is in the gaps.
Craig S. Stevenson
I have used this phrase over the years to teach my family that the truth is often hidden in what is left out or missing.
The system is designed to protect the system.
Craig S. Stevenson
Based on my experience, the judicial system appears designed to protect itself, and the people who work within it, from accountability.
The quest for truth should alarm no one.
Craig S. Stevenson
I used this quote in a sworn deposition after the opposing side appeared to be alarmed that I was performing my own legal research. (Doc. 520, at 23-24.)
The Minnesota Code of Judicial Conduct appears to exist only to convince the naive public that the judicial system is fair.
Craig S. Stevenson
In my experience, the Minnesota Code of Judicial Conduct is largely ignored, seldom enforced, and virtually meaningless.
I have never spoken about [my childhood] abuse in a colloquial sense.
Marie Stevenson
My response to Judge Miller, who stated in his Summary Judgment Order that I had only spoken "colloquially" about my childhood abuse. (Doc. 429, at 18.)
There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice.
Montesquieu
Montesquieu was famous for his theory of the separation of powers. His ideas profoundly influenced the United States Constitution and other modern democratic governments.
In Minnesota: The facts don't matter. The law doesn't matter. The judge matters!
Craig S. Stevenson
Based on my experience and research, the most significant factor in who wins or loses a lawsuit isn't the facts or the law. It's the judge.
