“We've got another nominee coming up, well qualified, Texas Supreme Court Justice Priscilla Owens has a tremendous reputation, tremendous record, but they are already marshalling their forces to try to stop that nomination.” TryingWellsForceJusticeRecordsCourtSupremeReputationTexasSupreme CourtQualifiedNominationsSupreme Court JusticeCourt Justice Author:Jay Sekulow
“There is no more moving a professional relationship than that between a law clerk and a Supreme Court justice. As a place to work, the court is unique in its intimacy and intensity.” MovingLawJusticeUniqueCourtSupremeIntimacyIntensitySupreme CourtClerksSupreme Court JusticeCourt JusticeProfessional Relationships Author:Cliff Sloan
“Harriet Miers isn't qualified to play a Supreme Court justice on The West Wing , let alone to be a real one.” RealPlayJusticeCourtWingsWestSupremeSupreme CourtQualifiedReal OnesSupreme Court JusticeCourt Justice Author:Ann Coulter
“I am not a conservative but I have spoken out for years against the staggering amount blind hatred directed at black conservatives by liberals. Liberals are shockingly quick to demean and dismiss brilliant black people like Rice, Carson, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), Professor Walter E. Williams and economist Thomas Sowell because they don't fit into the role they have carved out for a black person in America. Black Americans must be obedient liberals on all things or risk being called a race traitor or an Uncle Tom.” PeopleYearsPersonsAmericaBlackJusticeRaceEducationRolesRiskAmountFitRacismAll ThingsHatredBlindCourtConservativeBrilliantSupremeProfessorsBlack PeopleCensorshipTomsSenatorsUnclesSupreme CourtEconomistRiceObedientTraitorStaggeringBlack PersonSupreme Court JusticeCourt JusticeUncle Tom Author:Juan Williams
“Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg fell asleep during Obama's speech. She woke up with the other justices drawing a gavel on her face.” FacesJusticeSpeechCourtDrawingSupremeSupreme CourtRuthSupreme Court JusticeCourt JusticeGavel Author:Conan O'Brien
“You know, it shows how old I am. I can remember the good old days when the president picked the Supreme Court justices instead of the other way around.” KnowsWayI CanShowsRememberPresidentJusticeCourtSupremeSupreme CourtOld DaysGood Old DaysSupreme Court JusticeCourt Justice Author:Jay Leno
“We made history when President Obama appointed Sonia Sotomayor, a proud Latina, the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice. And as the President likes to say, 'Every single one of them wasn't just the best Latino for the job, but the best person for the job.'” FirstsPersonsMadeJobsPresidentJusticeProudCourtSupremeLikesPresident ObamaSupreme CourtLatinoHispanicLatinaBest PersonSupreme Court JusticeCourt Justice Author:Charlie Gonzalez
“Jefferson found in the religion phrases of the First Amendment no vague or fuzzy language to be bent or shaped or twisted as suited any Supreme Court Justice or White House incumbent. That amendment had built a wall, with the ecclesiastical estate on one side and the civil estate on the other.” FirstsFoundHouseLanguageSidesJusticeWhiteAtheismWallBuiltCourtPositive AtheismSupremePhrasesWhite HouseAmendmentsEstatesVagueBentSupreme CourtTwistedFirst AmendmentIncumbentsFuzzySupreme Court JusticeCourt Justice Book:Neither King Nor Prelate: Religion and the New Nation, 1776-1826 Source: Neither King Nor Prelate: Religion and the New Nation, 1776-1826
“Supreme Court Justice Anton Scalia should be commended for acknowledging that his views are so strong that - should the Pledge case reach the Supreme Court - he wouldn't be able to maintain the requisite impartiality.” ShouldAbleStrongJusticeViewsCasesAtheismCourtPositive AtheismSupremeSupreme CourtPledgeImpartialitySupreme Court JusticeCourt Justice Author:Michael Newdow
“It is profoundly troubling when you have Supreme Court justices not following their judicial oath. And taking the role of policy makers and legislators, rather than being judges.” JusticeRolesPolicyJudgingCourtFollowingSupremeMakersSupreme CourtOathJudicialLegislatorsSupreme Court JusticePolicy MakersCourt Justice Author:Ted Cruz
“I never pursued anything but acting. But as a kid, I was really interested in the Supreme Court. I wanted to to be a Supreme Court justice, but didn't want to be a lawyer. I just wanted to go straight to being a justice.” WantKidsWantedJusticeActingCourtLawyerSupremeSupreme CourtPursuedSupreme Court JusticeCourt Justice Author:Gillian Jacobs
“Since the writing of our Constitution, our religious liberties have been systematically threatened and whittled away by Supreme Court justices who interpret the First Amendment as a prohibition against religious activity on public property.” WritingFirstsHas BeensChristianReligiousJusticeLibertyActivityConstitutionCourtPropertySupremeAmendmentsThreatenedSupreme CourtFirst AmendmentProhibitionReligious LibertySupreme Court JusticeCourt Justice Book:A Nation Without a Conscience Source: A Nation Without a Conscience
“Persuade your fellow citizens it's a good idea and pass a law. That's what democracy is all about. It's not about nine superannuated judges who have been there too long, imposing these demands on society.” LongHas BeensIdeasLawJusticeDemocracyJudgingCitizensDemandFellowsSupremeNineGood IdeasSupreme CourtMeltingImposingLaw And JusticeSupreme Court JusticeCourt JusticeCourt Judges Author:Antonin Scalia
“I was very pleased to get a Supreme Court justice suggesting a column, so I went and did a column about Beano. I went with my wife and another guy to a Mexican restaurant, which we thought would be the ultimate test for an antiflatulance product. There's a reason most of Mexico is located out of doors. And it worked. Several newspapers refused to run that column. But they did run advertisements for Beano.” ReasonWould BeRunningGuyJusticeWifeDoorsProductsTestsUltimateCourtMy WifeNewspapersSupremeRestaurantsMexicoSupreme CourtMexicanColumnsOther GuysAdvertisementsSuggestingSupreme Court JusticeCourt Justice Author:Dave Barry
“Doesn't anyone wonder why the NAACP does not have events celebrating the first black woman secretary of state?.. Why does an organization whose mission is to advance the lot of blacks not celebrate Clarence Thomas, our black Supreme Court justice?” FirstsDoeStatesBlackJusticeWonderEventsOrganizationCourtMissionsSupremeCelebrateSecretarySupreme CourtBlack WomenSupreme Court JusticeCourt JusticeNaacp Author:Star Parker
“Given her lack of experience, does anyone doubt that Ms. Miers's only qualification to be a Supreme Court justice is her close connection to the president? Would the president have ever picked her if she had not been his lawyer, his close confidante, and his adviser?” IfsDoeGivenPresidentJusticeDoubtConnectionsCourtLawyerSupremeSupreme CourtQualificationsAdviserSupreme Court JusticeCourt Justice Author:Randy Barnett
“My mother used to say: 'It's not enough to be Hungarian. You still need a little talent, too.' To paraphrase her, its not enough to be conservative, you still need to have the brainpower to be a Supreme Court justice. And, if Harriet Miers is confirmed, she likely won't be in the same league with her colleagues in terms of gray matter.” IfsNeedsLittlesStillsMatterEnoughUsedMotherTermJusticeTalentCourtConservativeSupremeLeagueGrayColleaguesSupreme CourtParaphraseSupreme Court JusticeCourt JusticeHungariansGray Matter Author:Dick Morris
“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