There must be a vigorous debate about the kind of judge America needs because nothing less than our liberty is at stake.
I expect every judge to see all the facts.
The confirmation process in general, and this hearing in particular, must be both dignified and thorough.
You have a distinguished legal and judicial record.
The Supreme Court could demonstrate renewed respect for our original plan of Government and return us slowly but surely ...
I will not vote for--and no senator should vote for--an individual nominated by any President who is not fully committed...
Call it empathy, call it prejudice, or call it sympathy, but whatever it is, it is not law.
Congratulations on your nomination to be Associate Justice and welcome to the Judiciary Committee.
If the Constitution, as I believe, should be interpreted according to the meaning it had at the time it was ratified, it...
I thought I was asking a very simple question based upon a precedent that Baker v. Nelson is.
I want to say to you that there's a Supreme Court decision called Baker v. Nelson, 1972.
I assume that I get the time that he didn't use?
So do you agree that marriage is a question reserved for the States to decide based on Baker v. Nelson?
The use of the word 'overhaul' does not in any way imply usurpation of legislative power by the courts?
Seating a Justice on the Supreme Court who does not treat the Second Amendment as a fundamental right deserving of prote...
If Judge Sotomayor were a white man who suggested that whites or males made better judges, we would not be having this d...
But since the United Nations doesn't share all those norms, importing that single legal proposition into our nation can ...
Judge Sotomayor's words weren't uttered off the cuff. They were carefully crafted, repeated not just once or twice, but ...
