6 Quotes by Royce Lamberth

The court views it as unfortunate for Secretary Rubin that he has been tarnished with this contempt citation, ... What personal involvement he has had in this fiasco is unknown to this court, but what is clear is that he has totally delegated his responsibility to others and they have miserably failed to comply with this court's orders.

On numerous occasions over the last nine years, the Court has wanted to simply wash its hands of Interior and its iniquities once and for all, ... but doing so . . . would constitute an announcement that negligence and incompetence in government are beyond judicial remedy.

What remains is the raw, shocking, humiliating truth at the bottom: After all these years, our government still treats Native American Indians as if they were somehow less than deserving of the respect that should be afforded to everyone in a society where all people are supposed to be equal,

Ineptness started this case when FBI files ended up at the White House, ... There comes a point when you have to wonder if the White House is that inept in everything they do.

The EOP (Executive Office of the President) shall produce all relevant e-mails to the plaintiffs within 20 days of this date,

The court finds these remedies to be necessary in light of the defendants' flagrant disregard for the orders of this court and the defendants' corresponding lack of candor in concealing their wrongdoing,