I didn't want to be out of order answering any questions.

(W)e do not count heads before enforcing the First Amendment.

We expect that 25 years from now, the use of racial preferences will no longer be necessary to further the interest approved today.

There was no hostility at the court when I arrived.

I'm a judge. It seemed to me that it was critical to try to take action to stem the criticism and help people understand that in the constitutional framework, it's terribly important not to have a system of retaliation against decisions people don't like.

If statistics are any indication, the system may well be allowing some innocent defendants to be executed.

Statutes authorizing unreasonable searches were the core concern of the framers of the 4th Amendment.