“One of the things that drives me batty is people who think they're court watchers, who say, "Oh, Clarence Thomas. You know, his clerks do all the work for him. You know, he doesn't deserve to be there, and has never done anything."” PeopleThinkingKnowsDoneDeserveCourtClerksWatchers Author:Dahlia Lithwick
“The criticism from the other side of [race] debate - and these are not necessarily I think defenders of [Donald] Trump, but they're certainly quick to say, you know, if you're going to live by the race card, you die by the race card.” IfsThinkingKnowsDiesSidesRaceTrumpCriticismDebateCardsLive ByDefendersRace Car Author:Dahlia Lithwick
“Judge [Gonzalo] Curiel has not said anything, and in fact, cannot say anything. But I would even broaden it out to, you know, judges who are victims of attack ads in say state Supreme Court elections can't talk back. Judges are really barred from commenting on this kind of huge public hue and cry.” KnowsKindSaidStatesFactsCryJudgingHugeElectionVictimCourtSupremeAdsSay AnythingSupreme CourtHue Author:Dahlia Lithwick
“There's such a kind of complicated line between politics and the law and we don't sit around and say, hey, you know, what would Oliver Wendell Holmes have had to say to this.” KnowsKindLawLinesComplicatedHeyHolmesHey You Author:Dahlia Lithwick
“I've been thinking so much about how grateful I am to cover the court because the constraints of calm and civility are really palpable when you look across the street, and that, you know, I feel like the discourse has become so overheated that, you know, we talk about everything in the exact tone that seems to sort of preclude reason and to preclude the possibility of agreement.” ThinkingKnowsFeelsLooksReasonSeemsStreetsPossibilityGratefulCourtCalmToneAgreementDiscourseCivilityConstraints Author:Dahlia Lithwick
