Arizona presents no specific reason for excepting capital defendants from the constitutional protections extended to defendants generally, and none is readily apparent.
Ruth Bader GinsburgMy rule was I will not answer a question that attempts to project how I will rule in a case that might come before the court.
Ruth Bader GinsburgEvery constitution written since the end of World War II includes a provision that men and women are citizens of equal stature. Ours does not.
Ruth Bader GinsburgApproving some religious claims while deeming others unworthy of accommodation could be 'perceived as favoring one religion over another,' the very 'risk the [Constitution's] Establishment Clause was designed to preclude.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg