We cannot let colorblindness become myopia which masks the reality that many "created equal" have been treated within our lifetimes as inferior both by the law and by their fellow citizens.

We do not consecrate the flag by punishing its desecration, for in doing so, we dilute the freedom this cherished emblem represents.

The Constitution was framed fundamentally as a bulwark against governmental power, and preventing the arbitrary administration of punishment is a basic ideal of any society that purports to be governed by the rule of law.

We hold that the Constitution does not forbid the states minor intrusions into an individual's body under stringently limited conditions.

The modern public school derived from a philosophy of freedom reflected in the First Amendment ... The non-sectarian or secular public school was the means of reconciling freedom in general with religious freedom.

Punishing desecration of the flag dilutes the very freedom that makes this emblem so revered.

After each perceived security crisis ended, the United States has remorsefully realized that the abrogation of civil liberties was unnecessary.