Court Justice Quotes - Page 2

• I wonder if there's just a sense that we have nothing to learn from any Supreme Court justice, including the great Chief Justice John Marshall.

  Dahlia Lithwick

  Justice, Wonder, Court

  "What Would Brandeis Do?". "Amicus" with Dahlia Lithwick, www.slate.com. June 16, 2016.

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• My mother used to say: 'It's not enough to be Hungarian. You still need a little talent, too.' To paraphrase her, its not enough to be conservative, you still need to have the brainpower to be a Supreme Court justice. And, if Harriet Miers is confirmed, she likely won't be in the same league with her colleagues in terms of gray matter.

  Dick Morris

  Mother, Gray Matter, League

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• Supreme Court Justice Anton Scalia should be commended for acknowledging that his views are so strong that - should the Pledge case reach the Supreme Court - he wouldn't be able to maintain the requisite impartiality.

  Michael Newdow

  Strong, Views, Justice

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• Jefferson found in the religion phrases of the First Amendment no vague or fuzzy language to be bent or shaped or twisted as suited any Supreme Court Justice or White House incumbent. That amendment had built a wall, with the ecclesiastical estate on one side and the civil estate on the other.

  Edwin Gaustad

  Wall, White, Justice

  Edwin Scott Gaustad (1993). “Neither King Nor Prelate: Religion and the New Nation, 1776-1826”, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

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• You know, it shows how old I am. I can remember the good old days when the president picked the Supreme Court justices instead of the other way around.

  Jay Leno

  Justice, President, Way

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• If elected president I will have a litmus test in terms of my nominee to be a Supreme Court justice. And the nominee will say, we are going to overturn this disastrous decision on Citizens United because that decision is undermining American democracy. I do not believe that billionaires should be allowed to buy politicians.

  Bernie Sanders

  Believe, Justice, Decision

  "Face The Nation Transcripts May 10, 2015: Huckabee, Sanders, Gingrich". CBS News "Face The Nation" with Bob Schieffer, www.cbsnews.com. May 10, 2015.

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• I want to appoint Supreme Court justices who understand the way the world really works, who have real-life experience, who have not just been in a big law firm and maybe clerked for a judge and then gotten on the bench, but, you know, maybe they tried some more cases, they actually understand what people are up against.

  Hillary Clinton

  Real, Law, Justice

  "Transcript of the Second Debate". www.nytimes.com. October 10, 2016.

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• It's our last chance [November 8, 2016]. And that includes Supreme Court justices and Second Amendment. Remember that.

  Donald Trump

  Justice, Second Amendment, Lasts

  Source: time.com

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• We do need to rethink privacy. I think we need to fall back on (former Supreme Court Justice) Felix Frankfurter's definition of privacy which is, "Privacy is the right to be left alone."

  Paul Saffo

  Fall, Thinking, Justice

  Source: www.sfgate.com

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• The solicitor general is sometimes referred to as the 10th Supreme Court justice - a pretty important position.

  Arlen Specter

  Justice, Important, Sometimes

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• Strangely enough, politics may just be the one realm in which having kids imposes no penalty on women. Kids are practically a necessity. For scientists, or Supreme Court justices, or chief executives, or the woman who wants to learn to fly F-l8s off an aircraft carrier, it works differently.

  Stacy Schiff

  Kids, Justice, Aircraft Carriers

  "Of Mama Grizzly Born?". Interview with Gail Collins, opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com. August 18, 2010.

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• What Mr. Obama wants in a nominee isn't really 'empathy' and 'understanding.' He wants a liberal, activist Supreme Court justice.

  Karl Rove

  Justice, Empathy, Understanding

  "Republicans and Obama's Court Nominees" by Karl Rove, www.wsj.com. May 7, 2009.

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• We made history when President Obama appointed Sonia Sotomayor, a proud Latina, the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice. And as the President likes to say, 'Every single one of them wasn't just the best Latino for the job, but the best person for the job.'

  Charlie Gonzalez

  Jobs, Justice, President

  "Charles Gonzalez DNC speech". www.politico.com. September 4, 2012.

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• In the words of Louis Brandeis, the Supreme Court justice, we have a choice between a democracy or vast concentrations of wealth. We have vast concentrations of wealth which has bought its way into our democracy with its political leaders who exemplify the merger of that economic and political elite.

  Jill Stein

  Concentration Of Wealth, Justice, Choices

  "Off Message" with Glenn Thrush, www.politico.com. September 19, 2016.

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• It's quite a stark contrast between the candidates, in how they will change things for women. Hillary Clinton wants to appoint Supreme Court Justices who will protect Roe v Wade. [Donald] Trump wants to punish women for getting abortions and defund Planned Parenthood.

  Natalie Portman

  Justice, Abortion, Want

  Source: www.glamour.com

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• Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg fell asleep during Obama's speech. She woke up with the other justices drawing a gavel on her face.

  Conan O'Brien

  Drawing, Justice, Ruth

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• I am not a conservative but I have spoken out for years against the staggering amount blind hatred directed at black conservatives by liberals. Liberals are shockingly quick to demean and dismiss brilliant black people like Rice, Carson, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), Professor Walter E. Williams and economist Thomas Sowell because they don't fit into the role they have carved out for a black person in America. Black Americans must be obedient liberals on all things or risk being called a race traitor or an Uncle Tom.

  Juan Williams

  Education, Uncles, America

  "Rutgers rage against Rice -- why do liberals have so much hate for black conservatives?" by Juan Williams, www.foxnews.com. March 9, 2014.

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• Harriet Miers isn't qualified to play a Supreme Court justice on The West Wing , let alone to be a real one.

  Ann Coulter

  Real, Play, Wings

  " "This is what 'Advice and Consent' means" by nn Coulter, www.anncoulter.com. October 5, 2005.

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• There is no more moving a professional relationship than that between a law clerk and a Supreme Court justice. As a place to work, the court is unique in its intimacy and intensity.

  Cliff Sloan

  Moving, Unique, Law

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• We've got another nominee coming up, well qualified, Texas Supreme Court Justice Priscilla Owens has a tremendous reputation, tremendous record, but they are already marshalling their forces to try to stop that nomination.

  Jay Sekulow

  Texas, Justice, Trying

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• Finally, a good prosecutor knows that her job is to enforce the law without fear or favor. Likewise, a Supreme Court Justice must interpret the laws without fear or favor.

  Amy Klobuchar

  Jobs, Law, Justice

  "Sonia Sotomayor Faces Senate For Her Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings". "CNN Newsroom", www.cnn.com. July 13, 2009.

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• Since Vice President Al Gore is constantly making things up, it should come as no surprise that he wants Supreme Court justices who will do the same. As Gore put it, he will appoint judges who view the Constitution as a 'document that grows'.

  Ann Coulter

  Views, Justice, Judging

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• Our lawyers had their chat with the Supreme Court Justice, and promised to repast the chat to other members of the Supreme Court to find out whether they wanted to hear us out.

  Dashiell Hammett

  Justice, Lawyer, Court

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• I used to buy into a former Supreme Court justice's argument that you can't scream fire in a crowded theater. Well, I think you can.

  Larry Flynt

  Thinking, Fire, Justice

  "Larry Flynt on sex and presidents" by Katie McLaughlin, www.cnn.com. April 20, 2011.

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• I realized that people had an unreal image of me, that somehow I was a god on Mount Olympus. I decided that if I were going to make use of my role as a Supreme Court Justice, it would be to inspire people to realize that, first, I was just like them and second, if I could do it, so could they.

  Sonia Sotomayor

  People, Justice, Inspire

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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