“We should recognize Happy’s right to petition for her liberty not just because she is a wild animal who is not meant to be caged and displayed, but because the rights we confer on others define who we are as a society,”

“I should have said that the voters have that ability and should become informed and express their preferences through the electoral process,”

“he lost control amid “extreme disgust of the comparison of human beings to caged animals.””

“the remarks were a reaction to hearing about an unnamed judge calling a defendant an “animal” who “should be “locked up” for the rest of his life before sentencing him.”

“he shouldn’t have called lengthy prison sentences “stupid” and that he was in the wrong to encourage a CUNY Law School forum to vote out judges who support harsh punishments”

“I wish I had been clearer,”

“he shouldn’t have called on voters to oust jurists who believe in “stupid” long sentences”