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This, without prompting, though I said nothing about any 'fairmindedness'.
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I have to question my own judgment and fairmindedness when I ignore -- for three years!
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And this necessarily includes content– and viewpoint-based controls, though in imposing such controls the professor himself should be subject to constraints — but likely not judicially enforceable constraints — of fairmindedness, open-mindedness, and politeness.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Rare Case Involving Restrictions on In-Class Speech at a University 2009
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You obviously just want to imagine you have been accused of anti-semitism so you can yet again draw yourself up in high dudgeon, bloviate, and congratulate yourself on your superior intellect and indisputable fairmindedness.
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I do not see why it is a paragon of fairmindedness vis-a-vis the professor in question on whose credentials I make no comment.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Joseph Massad Awarded Tenure at Columbia: 2009
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Spoken steadfastly into the ears of those who might already question Saxby Chambliss 'honor and fairmindedness, this kind of figurative assessment could easily cause a changed' X-marks-the-spot 'twenty one days from now.
Georgia Needs a Nice Nerd December 2--A Post-Veteran's Day Meditation 2008
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It has nothing to do with judicial temperament, fairmindedness, judicial philosophy, substantive political views, or the multitude of other things people want in a judge.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Frank Rich, Clarence Thomas, and the Missouri Assistant Attorney General: 2007
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He had the courage, wisdom, sensitivity, fairmindedness …. a man with an abundance of charisma.
Think Progress » Right-Wing Peanut Gallery Hits Miers Hard 2005
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Including the foibles of my very favorite Republican, William Jefferson Clinton, was another nice touch as well, I do admire fairmindedness.
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On the typical theory of taste, taste is built on (1) comparison with a broad range of experiences; (2) discernment of relevant features; (3) fairmindedness.
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