Judicial excellence requires candor before confirmation. We are being asked to give the nominee enormous power.

As all of us with any involvement in sports knows, no two umpires or no two referees have the same strike zone or call the same kind of a basketball game

When the President makes something a priority, we see action

We need to fight the plague of the uninsured the way we have fought other threats to our way of life and our basic values.

As the guardian of our rights, the Supreme Court makes decisions every year which either protect the individual or leave him at the mercy of more powerful forces in our society.

The judicial branch has, in its finest hours, stood firmly on the side of individuals against those who would trample their rights.

A nominee [to Supreme Court] must possess the competence, character and temperament to serve on the bench.