Time after time in cases arising out of actions taken by the Administration after September 11, the court has said: 'No....
The courage to stand up to the President and Congress in order to protect the constitutional rights of the American peop...
I hope we will take that chance and you will be asked hard questions.
The decision itself moved our nation forward by correcting grievous wrongs that were built into the law.
Will you use your broad discretion to advance the promises of liberty and justice made by the Constitution?
Did he have the right to do so under Article II powers? Well, we don't know.
It is my belief that the Constitution and Bill of Rights were created to be living documents that stand together as the ...
The liberties in our Constitution have their boundaries defined, in the gray and overlapping areas, by informed judgment...
The court ought to allow the Congress to decide what the factual basis is, and for the court to do otherwise is to engag...
It is a great honor for Judge Sotomayor that President Obama has nominated her to the United States Supreme Court.
I hope that the Committee will continue to explore Judge Sotomayor's views on this important issue.
I and others on the Committee are deeply concerned about the very broad assertion of executive power that has been made ...
I appreciate your patience.
It certainly looks, if you read the record, that the court is about ready to upset the Voting Rights case.
But isn't there a danger here that if you don't have this incorporated against the States, that we'd have this result wh...
But I agree with President Obama that it's a good thing for our country for judges to understand the real-world implicat...
I believe we have a right to know what we are getting before we give you a lifetime appointment to the highest court in ...
But what would be the general test for incorporation?