I think people know very little, really, about the court, how it works and its history. And both of those things are important in our country, but they're not things that most citizens know much about.

We have a complex system of government. You have to teach it to every generation.

It is difficult to discern a serious threat to religious liberty from a room of silent, thoughtful schoolchildren.

Suppose you had a cross burning in a play or a movie... Would that be intimidating?

being a member of the court is a lot like walking through fresh concrete. Do you remember doing that as a child and leaving a footprint and it hardens after you? I'm afraid that's what we do and we look back and we see those opinions we've written and they've sort of hardened after us.

We hold that the reckless disregard for human life implicit in knowingly engaging in criminal activity known to carry a grave risk of death represents a highly culpable mental state that may be taken into account in making a capital sentencing judgment not inevitable, lethal result.

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