Barack Obama

I said I would take this process seriously, and I did.

This is precisely the time when we should play it straight and treat the process of appointing a Supreme Court Justice with the seriousness and care it deserves.

The role of the court is to apply the law to the facts of the case before it—not to legislate, not to arrogate to itself the executive power, not to hand down advisory opinions on the issues of the day.

Justice is not about abstract legal theory, nor some footnote in a dusty casebook.

His life experience... informs his view that the law is more than an intellectual exercise.

I am fulfilling my constitutional duty.

I will announce the person whom I believe is eminently qualified to sit on the Supreme Court.

We urge the Ministers to move forward with implementation of the agreements.

A Justice should possess an independent mind, unimpeachable credentials, and an unquestionable mastery of law.

Today I am nominating Chief Judge Merrick Brian Garland to join the Supreme Court.

We have great confidence in the ability of the Cuban people to do extraordinary things.

We believe greater economic activity in the island is going to be good for the Cuban people.

We commend both leaders for the progress being made in the Northern Ireland peace process.

The United States is not going to dictate change in Cuba or dictate outcomes in Cuba.

The next Supreme Court Justice will understand that the job is to interpret the law, not make law.

Trust that justice will be done in our courts without prejudice or partisanship is what, in a large part, distinguishes this country from others.

We congratulate the First Minister on her election to office.

No one is better suited to immediately serve on the Supreme Court.

That is what the Constitution dictates, and that's what the American people expect and deserve from their leaders.

People must be confident that a judge's decisions are determined by the law and only the law.

I take executive action only when we have a serious problem, a serious issue, and Congress chooses to do nothing. I will fix as much of our immigration system as I can on my own, without Congress.

The order is not targeted at the people of North Korea, but rather is aimed at the Government of North Korea and its activities that threaten the United States and others.

The uniqueness of this country, in my view, can be summed up in one word. We're all about possibilities.

The one thing that is constant is the importance of us continuing to trade, continuing to encourage investment, and to boost jobs and opportunity in our respective countries.

I find that the Government of North Korea's continuing pursuit of its nuclear and missile programs imperils the United States and its allies.