In my view, it should not be those usual victims of 'procedural' reform...

I conclude, in any event, that the defects of process, institutional competence, and democratic accountability underlying the Court's decisions are sufficiently serious...

These new judge-made rules will result in prematurely closing the courthouse doors on ordinary Americans seeking the meaningful day in court that our justice system has provided.

What changed other than the membership of the Supreme Court?

My time is exhausted, but what I worry about in this whole thing is a 5-4 decision which, at least in my impression, changes precedent dramatically, changes our Rules of Civil Procedure by Court fiat.

I am concerned that the Court's decisions in Twombly and Iqbal may contribute to the phenomenon of vanishing trials...

By making the initial pleading standard so much tougher for plaintiffs to reach, the conservative majority on the Supreme Court is making it more difficult to hold perpetrators of wrongdoing accountable.

We all know that a right without a remedy is no right at all.

We are the most powerful Nation on Earth. We have a justice system that is the envy of the world.

I encouraged the Obama administration and the many supporters of a Federal shield law to work together to reach consensus.

I would also put in the record a number of military and other national security and terrorism experts, their support for the closing of Guantanamo.

I want the results of the investigation ordered by the President.

We should and we will conduct responsible oversight.

America's response to these acts is not to cower in fear, but to show the world that we are strong, resilient, and determined.

I am not scared of what Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has to say at trial, and no one else needs to be afraid either.

We have a compromise bill that restores important protections that I helped craft to protect bloggers and freelance journalists.

I can assure you as Chairman of this Committee that I want a successful prosecution. I also want to know what happened.

I support the Attorney General's decision to pursue justice against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others accused of plotting the September 11 attacks.

When people commit murder, commit murder here in the United States, commit murder on this scale, they should be prosecuted.

I am glad to see finally, after all these years, that they are being prosecuted in the same way Timothy McVeigh, who committed mass murder in this country, was prosecuted.

Will you commit to share with this Committee, if in your investigation--yours, the Justice Department--you find that there were things that were missed that should have been picked up prior to this tragedy?

I want to assert the proposition here that a prosecutor should not make their decision or allow their decision in any way to be influenced by legislative opinion.

I expect to direct prosecutors to seek the ultimate and most uncommon penalty for these heinous crimes.

This country is going to last a long time, long after Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is safely either in prison for life or executed.

Today, the Judiciary Committee is going to focus on a vital component of our jurisdiction, which, of course, is to ensure that our criminal justice system works fairly and effectively to advance justice.