"By deciding that judges are not constitutionally permitted to decide whether defendants are

"By deciding that judges are not constitutionally permitted to decide whether defendants are eligible for the death penalty, the Supreme Court altered the fundamental bedrock principles applicable to capital murder trials."
Judge Sidney R. Thomas
Writing for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a ruling that extended a 2002 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that found nonjury sentences unconstitutional.
"Oh my God, Bert and Ernie are old enough to be my parents!"
College student Sarah Hugill, 19
Reacting to an item on Beloit College's sixth annual Mindset List of cultural observations designed to bridge the generational gap between professors and students.