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.

We expect that 25 years from now, the use of racial preferences will no longer be necessary to further the interest approved today.

My concern was whether I could do the job of a justice well enough to convince the nation that my appointment was the right move.

I have always thought that while it's wonderful to be the first to do something, you don't want to be the last.

The government now has license to transfer property from those with fewer resources to those with more. The Founders cannot have intended this perverse result.

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

Commitment to the rule of law provides a basic assurance that people can know what to expect whether what they do is popular or unpopular at the time.