I am attacked equally by the hard right and the hard left for expressing what they regard as politically incorrect views. I thrive on such controversy and welcome it. It only encourages me to speak out more. I have not been affected by attacks on me for defending freedom of speech and due process.

It's every lawyer's dream to help shape the law, not just react to it.

African-Americans are as fair as any other group, but they bring their life experiences to bear as just as whites bring their experiences to bear.

Israel and the Palestinians must resolve their own differences. The United States can play an important role as facilitator and guarantor.

All sides in a trial want to hide at least some of the truth.

But the United States is neither a Christian nation nor the exclusive home of any particular religious group. Non-Christians are not guests. We are as much hosts as any Mayflower-descendant Protestant. It is our home as well as theirs. And in a home with so many owners, there can be no official sectarian prayer. That is what the First Amendment is all about, and the first act by the new administration was in defiance of our Constitution.

I never place limits on the potential success of my students. If they're going into acting, they're going to win the Oscar... If they're going into law, they're going to be chief justice.