It was better for me when I was joined at the court by a second woman. When I was there alone, there was too much media focus on the one woman, and the minute we got another woman, that changed.

Liberty finds no refuge in a jurisprudence of doubt.

A state of war is not a blank check... when it comes to the rights of the Nation's citizens.

Most high courts in other nations do not have discretion, such as we enjoy, in selecting the cases that the high court reviews. Our court is virtually alone in the amount of discretion it has.

Having family responsibilities and concerns just has to make you a more understanding person.

The fact is that knowledge about the Constitution and the Court is not something that is handed down through the gene pool; every generation has to learn it. And I'm not sure the recent generations have done that good a job of learning about it.

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