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“As nightfall does not come at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there’s a twilight where everything remains seemingly unchanged, and it is in such twilight that we must be aware of change in the air, however slight, lest we become unwitting victims of the darkness.”
William O. Douglas
“Freedom to differ is not limited to things that do not matter much. That would be a mere shadow of freedom. The test of its substance is the right to differ as to things that touch the heart of the existing order.”
Justice Robert H. Jackson, (1892-1954), U. S. Supreme Court Justice
“Those who begin coercive elimination of dissent soon find themselves exterminating dissenters. Compulsory unification of opinion achieves only a unanimity at the graveyard.”
Justice Robert H. Jackson, U. S. Supreme Court Justice
The guarantee of equal protection cannot mean one thing when applied to one individual and something else when applied to a person of another color. If both are not accorded the same protection, then it is not equal.
Lewis F. Powell, Jr
“When we lose the right to be different, we lose the privilege to be free.”
Justice Charles Evans Hughes (1862-1948) Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
“This is the duty of our generation as we enter the twenty-first century — solidarity with the weak, the persecuted, the lonely, the sick, and those in despair. It is expressed by the desire to give a noble and humanizing meaning to a community in which all members will define themselves not by their own identity but by that of others.”
Elie Wiesel
“Those who won our independence by revolution were not cowards. They did not fear political change. They did not exalt order at the cost of liberty.”
Justice Louis Brandeis
“Democracy is not the law of the majority but the protection of the
minority.”
Albert Camus
“Civil government cannot let any group ride roughshod over others simply because their consciences tell them to do so.”
Justice Robert H. Jackson (1892-1954), U. S. Supreme Court Justice
“I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of someone who considers himself my master. I want the full menu of rights.”
Bishop Desmond Tutu
“No man is above the law and no man below it.”
Theodore Roosevelt
The United States is a nation of laws: badly written and randomly enforced.
Frank Zappa
Immigration and Nationality Law
The Law Office of Courtney McDermed specializes in immigration and nationality law. Our mission is to provide quality legal representation to the immigrant and undocumented community. We believe all persons, regardless of immigration status, are entitled to professional, effective legal representation. We’re committed to ensuring that our client’s rights under the law are protected and that their goals are met. We recognize that every case is different and we seek to serve our clients by giving each case the individualized attention it deserves. Courtney McDermed is devoted exclusively to the practice of immigration law and has more than 20 years experience representing hundreds upon hundreds of clients before the United States Immigration and Citizenship Service (USCIS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Department of State, the Immigration Courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO), and the federal appellate courts. Providing high-quality, effective legal representation is at the center of all we do. Whether it’s representing clients in removal proceedings before the immigration court, with an application before the immigration service, or on an appeal with the federal court, our quality approach to the practice of law ensures that our clients’ rights are protected and their goals obtained. High-quality, effective representation and a personal commitment to our clients — from beginning to end — distinguishes us from many other law firms. At the Law Office of Courtney McDermed, every single client’s case is important to us and we’re committed to representing their best interests.