&gt; If you deny, capriciously, justice to wrongfully convicted humans, it is not just something you write about.<p>The quote is from a concurrence on a certiorari Herrera v. Collins[1], and Justice Scalia was indeed &quot;just writing&quot; about it. The certiorari was granted, so he didn&#x27;t &quot;deny justice&quot;.<p>Dang is right, I got it wrong, and my conclusions are hogwash—for which I apologize.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.law.cornell.edu&#x2F;supct&#x2F;html&#x2F;91-7328.ZC1.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.law.cornell.edu&#x2F;supct&#x2F;html&#x2F;91-7328.ZC1.html</a>