A moment of silence is not inherently religious.

What the framers of the Constitution tried to achieve when they wrote that Constitution back in the 1700s was an independent federal judiciary. They wanted federal judges to be appointed by the president, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and to serve for good behavior.

There was no hostility at the court when I arrived.

The Establishment Clause prohibits government from making adherence to a religion relevant in any way to a person's standing in the political community.

[Court] is an institution that depends on making tough decisions in close cases for reasons that it explains well and that, in the past at least, have proven satisfactory to the public.

If a State refused to let religious groups use facilities open to others, then it would demonstrate not neutrality but hostility toward religion.

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