I suspect that over time we will rely increasingly, or take notice at least increasingly, on international and foreign courts in examining domestic issues. [Doing so] may not only enrich our own country's decisions, I think it may create that all important good impression.

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.

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

Unfortunately civility is hard to codify or legislate, but you know it when you see it. It's possible to disagree without being disagreeable.

I sort of thought the framers of the Constitution were talking about the rights of individuals, not corporate entities.

I think most people didn't want to do court duty.

I think it's inevitable that some of the court's decisions will be found by a segment of the public to be not the right decision or subject to criticism.