“The death of chief justice Rehnquist and the president's nomination of John Roberts raises the stakes for the court and the American people exponentially.” PeoplePresidentJusticeRaisesCourtChiefsStakesNominationsChief Justice Author:Ralph Neas
“Got good news and bad news for you, Mr. President. The good news is that Chief Justice John Roberts just saved your legacy and, perhaps, your presidency by writing for the Supreme Court majority to rule health care reform constitutional.” WritingCarePresidentJusticeNewsMajorityCourtSavedSupremeChiefsReformHealth CareLegacyPresidencySupreme CourtGood NewsBad NewsHealth Care ReformChief JusticeGood News And Bad News Author:Ron Fournier
“It's now up to the full Senate to move swiftly to confirm John Roberts so he can assume his duties and responsibilities as chief justice when the Supreme Court begins its new term in a matter of weeks. We call on the Senate to confirm John Roberts without delay.” MatterMovingTermJusticeResponsibilityWeekDutyCourtAssumingSupremeChiefsSenateSupreme CourtDelayChief Justice Author:Jay Sekulow
“The chief-justice was rich, quiet, and infamous.” JusticeRichQuietChiefsInfamousChief Justice Author:Thomas B. Macaulay
“Chief Justice Roberts is somebody I work with, somebody I admire, Justice Alito someone I knew when he was U.S. attorney, also admire.” JusticeAdmireChiefsAttorneyChief Justice Author:Rudy Giuliani
“Politically or ideologically oriented evaluations of Chief Justice Rehnquist should not overlook what a successful and popular chief justice he was within the Court as the justices' presiding officer, .. The contrast between Rehnquist's undeniably happy Court and that of his predecessor, Warren E. Burger, could not have been greater.” ShouldHas BeensJusticeSuccessfulGreaterCourtChiefsOfficersContrastPredecessorsEvaluationBurgersChief Justice Author:David Garrow
“All the big corporations depreciate their possessions, and you can, too, provided you use them for business purposes. For example, if you subscribe to the Wall Street Journal, a business-related newspaper, you can deduct the cost of your house, because, in the words of U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger in a landmark 1979 tax decision: Where else are you going to read the paper? Outside? What if it rains?” IfsUseBigsPurposeHouseJusticeDecisionStreetsExampleWallCostTaxesPaperHumorousRainCourtPossessionNewspapersSupremeChiefsCorporationsRelatedWhat IfJournalSupreme CourtBurgersLandmarksBig CorporationsDepreciateWall Street JournalChief JusticeBusiness Related Author:Dave Barry
“Dexterity is one of the chief weapons of diplomacy; governments rely more upon the supremacy of this instrument, when in the hands of a skillful diplomatist, than in the soundness or justice of their claims.” HandsGovernmentJusticeWeaponsClaimsInstrumentsChiefsRelyDiplomacySupremacySkillfulSoundnessDexterity Author:James Ellis
“To discover the meaning of what is called "social justice" has been one of my chief preoccupations for more than 10 years. I have failed in this endeavour or rather, have reached the conclusion that, with reference to society of free men, the phrase has no meaning whatever.” MenYearsHas BeensSocialJusticeSocial JusticeConclusionChiefsPhrasesFree ManEndeavourPreoccupation Author:Friedrich August von Hayek
“The issue of gay marriage has reached the Supreme Court and observers are analyzing every detail to predict how each justice will vote. Experts say Chief Justice John Roberts is likely to rule in favor of gay marriage based on the fact that he spent Tuesday's hearings watching the Tony Award nominations.” FactsJusticeIssuesGayVoteCourtDetailsHearingFavorsSupremeChiefsExpertsAwardsSupreme CourtObserversGay MarriageTuesdayNominationsAnalyzingChief Justice Author:David Letterman
“The Chief Justice's ... main point seemed to be that the references to God in the Pledge of Allegiance aren't really religious and therefore are not that important - something I would think would offend Christians who think it should stay because it is religious and does matter. Too many Christians appear to be desperate to shore up their failing confidence in their own religious beliefs by having the government officially endorse those beliefs.” ThinkingShouldDoeImportantMatterGovernmentChristianBeliefReligiousJusticeFailingAtheismPositive AtheismChiefsDesperateShorePledgeAllegianceReligious BeliefPledge Of AllegianceChief Justice Author:Ed Buckner
“Within the brain's most secret cells, A certain lord chief justice dwells, Of sov'reign power, whom one and all, With common voice we reason call.” ReasonCertainVoiceJusticeCommonSecretBrainLordChiefsCellsReignChief Justice Author:Charles Churchill
“The Lord Chief Justice of England recently said that the greater part of his judicial time was spent investigating collisions between propelled vehicles, each on its own side of the road, each sounding its horn and each stationary.” SaidSidesJusticeLordGreaterCrimeEnglandPunishmentChiefsVehicleHornsJudicialCollisionInvestigatingStationaryChief Justice Author:Philip Guedalla
“The world is threatened by terrorism and violent extremism like never before. The rule of law is one of our chief defences against terrorism. Our shared values of freedom and democracy are shielded when like-minded nations work together to promote justice.” WorldTogetherLawValuesNationsJusticeDemocracyTerrorismViolentChiefsWorking TogetherThreatenedDefenceExtremismRule Of LawShared Values Author:Peter MacKay
“On the whole, yes, I would rather be the Chief Justice of the United States, and a quieter life than that which becomes at the White House is more in keeping with the temperament, but when taken into consideration that I go into history as President, and my children and my children's children are the better placed on account of that fact, I am inclined to think that to be President well compensates one for all the trials and criticisms he has to bear and undergo.” ThinkingWellsChildrenStatesWholeFactsHousePresidentJusticeWhiteUnitedUnited StatesTakenBearsCriticismAccountsTrialsChiefsMy ChildrenConsiderationWhite HouseTemperamentChief Justice Author:William Howard Taft
“Ultimately, only diplomacy can bring about a durable solution to the challenge posed by Iran's nuclear program. As President and Commander in Chief, I will do what is necessary to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. However, I have a profound responsibility to try to resolve our differences peacefully, rather than rush towards conflict.” TryingBelieveRealWisdomRealityTodayOpportunityPoliticsI BelievePresidentCommunityChallengesLeadershipDifferencesJusticeResponsibilityHistoryTechnologyViolenceGenerationsAchievePolicyConflictWeaponsSpringSolutionsEthicsProgramTestsStrategyUnityProfoundHuman RightsNuclearPeacefulIdeologyChiefsIranResolveForeign PolicyNuclear WeaponsDiplomacyCivilityCommandersComprehensiveSettlementObtainingCommander In ChiefArab Spring Author:Barack Obama
“That's the chief lesson I have learned: the texture of our universe is one where there is no question at all but that good and laughter and justice will prevail.” UniverseJusticeLessonsLaughterChiefsI Have LearnedTextureJustice Will Prevail Author:Desmond Tutu
“Chief Justice Roberts has expressly said that the Constitution and the government should be colorblind, he sees no difference between government action that discriminates against minorities and one that benefits minorities.” ShouldSaidGovernmentActionDifferencesJusticeBenefitsConstitutionChiefsMinoritiesChief Justice Author:Erwin Chemerinsky
“Ask any real estate broker to name the three most important factors in buying a property, and he'll say: "Location, location, location." Now ask him to name the chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, and he'll say: "Location, location, location." This tells us that we should not necessarily be paying a whole lot of attention to real estate brokers.” ShouldImportantRealStatesWholeThreeAsksNamesJusticeUnitedAttentionUnited StatesCourtPropertySupremeFactorsChiefsBuyingEstatesLocationSupreme CourtBrokersChief Justice Book:Homes and Other Black Holes Source: Homes and Other Black Holes
“In a moment when young black voters were key to the election and the reelection of a black president, when the Department of Justice has been led these years by the first two African-American attorneys general, when many big cities boast African-American league prosecutors and police chiefs and mayors, even in this moment, why is it that it still feels to so many young people that there is more power for change on the court than in the courts?” PeopleFeelsYearsFirstsHas BeensStillsTwoMomentsBigsYoungBlackPresidentJusticeCitiesKeysPoliceElectionCourtChiefsAfrican AmericanLeagueDepartmentVotersBoastAttorneyMayorsBig CitiesProsecutorReelection Author:Melissa Harris-Perry
“And Eleanor's husband was the man who did the interning. And I think they - Governor Warren, who was later to become such an impassioned Chief Justice on all sorts of human rights issues, was very big in the internment process. And I think that we simply sometimes tend not to understand or remember how people felt.” PeopleThinkingMenHumansSometimesBigsRememberFeltProcessJusticeIssuesRightsHe ManHusbandHuman RightsChiefsGovernorsEleanorImpassionedChief JusticeInternment Author:William A. Rusher
“I wonder if there's just a sense that we have nothing to learn from any Supreme Court justice, including the great Chief Justice John Marshall.” IfsJusticeWonderCourtIncludingSupremeChiefsSupreme CourtSupreme Court JusticeCourt JusticeChief Justice Author:Dahlia Lithwick
“I think even though the court is moving toward trying to translate the Constitution into a digital age, there was that wonderful unanimous decision that Chief Justice Roberts wrote saying you can't search a cellphone on arrest without a warrant.” ThinkingTryingAgeMovingJusticeDecisionWonderfulConstitutionCourtChiefsDigitalTranslateWarrantsDigital AgeCellphoneChief Justice Author:Jeffrey Rosen