It matters enormously to a successful democratic society like ours that we have three branches of government, each with some independence and some control over the other two. Thats set out in the Constitution.

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

Yes, I will bring the understanding of a woman to the Court, but I doubt that alone will affect my decisions.

Historically courts in this country have been insulated. We do not look beyond our borders for precedents.

The primary objective of copyright is not to reward the labor of authors, but ‘[t]o promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts.' To this end, copyright assures authors the right to their original expression, but encourages others to build freely upon the ideas and information conveyed by a work. This result is neither unfair nor unfortunate. It is the means by which copyright advances the progress of science and art.

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.

Parents should continue to become more involved with their communities, and more involved in their children's education.