It has been my experience that the hearings are really, in effect, a subtle minuet, with the nominee answering as many questions as he thinks necessary in order to be confirmed.

I think my independence was a big help to getting Judges Roberts and Alito confirmed, and I think that's recognized.

The First Amendment freedom of religion is as important today as when the Bill of Rights was first written.

I'm battling cancer. It's another battle I intend to win.

It is with unwelcome frequency that I find myself the deciding vote.

Whatever my party affiliation, I will continue to be guided by President Kennedy's statement that sometimes party asks too much.

When Pat Robertson says there is no constitutional doctrine of separation of church and state, I say he is wrong.