U.S. State Attorneys General

The Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, even though women have relied on their constitutional right to have an abortion for nearly 50 years.

An increasing readiness to overturn precedent.

We are seeing more and more, precedents being asked to be overturned.

My Republican colleagues made a big show yesterday of promising a fair process and, to me, that means ensuring that you are treated no differently than any other Federal judges that have got--nominees that have come before us.

The minute Justice Gorsuch was confirmed, the Court finally had a conservative 5-4 majority to overturn Abood.

The Court should consider all of those factors, I would say reliance factors loom large, as far as I am concerned, before overturning a precedent.

Before I end, I also wanted to mention I was so glad to hear you reference Constance Baker Motley during your introductory press conference at the White House.

It's about time that Black women and girls across the country can finally see themselves who look like them sitting on the highest court making decisions that will impact their lives.

One cannot overstate the importance of representation.

Like your mentor, Justice Breyer, I know you will incur-- you will engage with the other Justices, both liberal and conservative.

I congratulate you and your family on this historic nomination.

This is a First Amendment issue. It is a staged felony, actually, for a nonpartisan election official to be considered soliciting mail-in, or voting by mail applications.

Today justice prevailed, no one is above the law.

Justice prevailed, no one be permitted to stand in the way in the pursuit of justice no matter how powerful they are, no one is above the law.

No one is above the law. And that I pursue cases based on evidence, based on facts and based on analysis of the law. And the politics stop at my door. He will not evade us. He will not stop us from investigating and to ensuring that…

Hawaii has a goal of reaching a 100 percent carbon-neutral economy by 2045.

We would love to see more support though, to demonstrate that technology and to test that technology.

I will provide prompt responses in writing to requests from any member of the committee.

These are illegal acts. And it doesn't matter that the encouragement comes from the former president. These are still crimes.

Well, I think it's hardly surprising, given who the person is that is the leader of this party. And of course, you know, they are just following through on the same words and really actions of the former President of the United States…

We were so worried about voters being intimidated and threatened and deterred from their fundamental right to vote.

When we see that in other countries, we don't want that in the United States of America.

I`d like a justice who also will take into consideration the real-life impact of the decisions he or she will be making.

What I`m looking for is a justice who can be fair and impartial, and who does not have an ideological axe to grind, which is what we saw, as far as I`m concerned, in President Trump`s nominees.