President Obama won the election and I will respect that.

I am convinced that they came to America not only for greater economic opportunities, but because of the ideals expressed in our Constitution, especially the First Amendment guaranteeing religious freedom.

The Founding Fathers set up the American judiciary as a check on the excesses of the elected branches.

The ultimate responsibility of the Supreme Court is to safeguard the rule of law, which defines us as a nation and protects us all.

The Supreme Court denied an opportunity for those families who had suffered grievously from having their day in court.

I do not want milk toast judges. I want you to be able to speak your mind.

It said no to the Administration and to Congress when they tried to strip the constitutional right to habeus corpus from prisoners held at Guantanamo.

The Supreme Court is meant to be a legal institution, not a political one.

It said 'no' to the Administration's view that it could hold a citizen in the United States incommunicado indefinitely with no access to a lawyer.

The nine justices of the United States Supreme Court have the tremendous responsibility of safeguarding the framers' intent and the guiding values of our Constitution.

Time after time in cases arising out of actions taken by the Administration after September 11, the court has said: 'No. You have gone too far.'

The courage to stand up to the President and Congress in order to protect the constitutional rights of the American people and preserve the rule of law.

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 foundation for the rule of law in our nation.

Our system of corrections and incarceration in America, it has to be the worst.