Sonia Sotomayor: “To promote the civil rights and equal opportunity of Hispanics in the United States.”

at once the symbol of our democracy and the most pervasive means for promoting our common destiny.

It also corrodes the rule of law by rewarding Alabama’s gamesmanship and outright defiance of court orders.

The President must take care that the laws are faithfully executed, not set out to dismantle them.

Since 1917, Congress has required immigration officers to inspect noncitizens who arrive at ports of entry to determine whether they may enter the United States.