Arlen Specter actually said...

The Supreme Court decides all of the important cutting issues of the day.

I think the public's right to know and the benefit of an informed citizenry vastly outweigh what you quote Justice Kennedy as talking about ...

The Court is very ideologically driven at the moment, and I think the public needs to understand that.

The authority of the Congress under the Commerce Clause was unchallenged for 60 years and then in Lopez and Morrison cut back.