‘There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience,” wrote Mahatma Gandhi.

Some cases, including in New York’s Appellate Division, call for decisions that try to join justice with conscience. Judges strive to reach results that are not only legally correct, but also fair and just. Ideally, the court of conscience can then issue a quick concurrence.

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