My sense is that jurists from other nations around the world understand that our court occupies a very special place in the American system, and that the court is rather well regarded in comparison, perhaps, to their own.

As a citizen, you need to know how to be a part of it, how to express yourself - and not just by voting.

The power I exert on the court depends on the power of the power of my arguments, not my gender

A moment of silence is not inherently religious.

We don't accomplish anything in this world alone... and whatever happens is the result of the whole tapestry of one's life and all the weavings of individual threads form one to another that creates something.

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

The really expert riders of horses let the horse know immediately who is in control, but then they guide the horse with loose reins and very seldom use the spurs. So it was with our chief [William Rehnquist]. He guided us with loose reins and used the spurs only rarely to get us up to speed with our work.