My own career reflects a strange dichotomy between the world weve long known and the world that will become.

The assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy led directly to the passage of a historic law, the Gun Control Act of 1968.

My own career reflects a strange dichotomy between the world weve long known and the world that will become.

Judges can receive gifts as long as they report them.

Everyone wants to be paid well - I know that I certainly do. But there are lots of other satisfactions that we get from our work. To feel needed. To feel accomplishment. To believe that our work matters. Being a lawyer gives you a rare chance to experience that kind of success.

It's always interesting to see what judges do when their legal philosophy conflicts with their political views.

There were times when David Souter thought of Bush v. Gore and wept.