Ultimately and completely a judge has to follow the law, no matter what their upbringing has been.

A judge or a court has to call the game the same way for all sides.

One of the aspirations of the American judicial system is that it is a place where the powerless have a chance for justice on a level playing field with the powerful.

the work of Federal judges from the days of John Marshall to the present, like the work of the English common-law judges, sometimes requires the exercise of judgment--a faculty that inevitably calls into play notions of justice, fairness…

Another concern I have about the current Supreme Court is its handling of business cases.

Let no one demean--let no one demand--this extraordinary woman, her success, or her understanding of the constitutional duties she has faithfully performed for the last 17 years.

I agree with the court. I have introduced the State Secrets Act, along with others.

I commend these important steps to restore confidence in our government and I believe that they will help reverse the troubling trend of excessive government secrecy that we witnessed during the last administration.

It is a crucial bipartisan law, trying to improve the quality of justice for all Americans using DNA evidence.

We included nearly $4 billion for State and local law enforcement in the economic recovery and investment package enacted earlier this year.

I hope so, too. We passed her out of committee. She is on the floor. I saw that the senior-most Republican in the Senate, Senator Lugar, said he will vote for her, and I just wish we would go forward because the OLC is so extremely…

During my 30-plus years in the Senate, I have always believed that the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a critical mechanism to ensure that our tradition of open government is preserved for future generations.

How critical is it for the Senate to confirm Dawn Johnsen as the Assistant Attorney General in charge of OLC?

Let us work together on that because we will pass legislation. We are all hearing from our--most of us are hearing from our Governors, and we want to pass something that makes the situation better, not worse.

I think that this has been a very difficult time in the United States, but a lot of the issues have come before you, and I think you have done not just yourself and the President but the country great credit with the way you have handled…

Congress is going to have to act, this is what would fix the problem.

I agreed with President Bush when he said he wanted a comprehensive bill.

I would like you to look at the H-2A rules and see how they might be changed.

But all the more reason why I think we should try again on some kind of an immigration bill.

But would you agree that if everybody looks at it and says, well, you know, this thing could be turned off at the end of 6 months and all, we ought to have something that makes it a little bit more concrete than what it is today?

I commend your competent leadership during the current threat of a flu pandemic.

I want to say that no one who is victimized by violence and repression or who stood with the United States in opposition to an oppressive foreign government will just be blithely labeled a 'terrorist' and denied our protection.

I just do not want people whom we have sought to help continue to be barred from seeking asylum here, having helped us, and who face prospects of execution in their home states or their home countries.

I commend your early attention to our interests in working closely with Mexico in its struggle against drug trafficking.

There has got to be some ability to think it through.