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.

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

I like to think that the court will continue to be held in high regard by the public. I think it should be.

Any property may now be taken for the benefit of another private party, but the fallout from this decision will not be random. The beneficiaries are likely to be those citizens with disproportionate influence and power in the political process, including large corporations and development firms. As for the victims, 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.

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.

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

It is true that as you have children, there are a good many months when you don't want to be working full-time. I agree that that's an issue.