I agree with that, senator. Yes, |
I tend to take a more practical and pragmatic approach to things, rather than a theoretical or ideological approach, ... But I do think when it gets into an area where the correctness or incorrectness or my agreement or disagreement with a particular precedent is in an area that is likely to come before the court or could well come before the court, I do have to draw the line there. ... My views on the cases that I think are not likely to come before the court, I'm perfectly willing to discuss. |
... She took the position that she should not comment. Justice O'Connor took the same position. She was asked about a particular case. |
...the separation was the discrimination. |
'Dr. Zhivago' and 'North by Northwest.' |
[Although he said he himself was] surprised ... If I am confirmed, that is something I would address and take very seriously. |
[But thorough as it may appear on television, is this week's confirmation hearing just another dose of American political theatre? Certainly, the potential chief justice hasn't been shy about ducking and dodging, refusing to comment on or pre-judge any issue that could come before the court. For example, in response to Sen. Kennedy's charge that his views on civil rights legislation were] narrow and cramped and perhaps even mean spirited, ... I don't want to express any conclusions on hypothetical questions, whether as applied in a particular case, where there would be a challenge ... Those cases come up all the time and I do need to avoid expressing an opinion on those issues. |
[Feingold said it was] not an easy decision ... has the legal skills, judgement and the character to be a good chief justice. |
[Giving away software isn't your typical path for a venture-capital-backed startup. But Roberts & Co., are smack in the middle of the next frontier of the open-source movement: business applications.] No one had funded an open-source application company at that point -- it was all infrastructure, ... We broke a glass ceiling. |
[Hill on Tuesday said NARAL's advertisements attacking Roberts have been inaccurate and] discredited, ... this process is wrongly politicized by (these groups) that have been discredited. |
[It was the same story when Roberts was asked whether he believed in a person's right to privacy, a cornerstone of Roe v. Wade.] Senator, I do. The right to privacy is protected under the Constitution in various ways, ... matters of conscience. |
[Judge Roberts told the Senate Judiciary Committee judicial robes are not] a license to go out and decide, 'I think this is an injustice and so I'm going to do something to fix it.' ... Such judicial activism is inconsistent with the role the Framers intended. ... under God. |
[National Gay and Lesbian Task Force policy director Eleanor Acheson called the vote] beyond disappointing – it is astounding ... dozens upon dozens of legitimate questions. |
[Roberts repeatedly defended himself throughout the day for his decision over which questions to answer.] I should not, based on the precedent of prior nominees, agree or disagree with particular decisions and I'm reluctant to do that, ... That's one of the areas, I think, prior nominees have drawn the line. |
[Roberts replied that any judge would first turn to Roe's reaffirmation in Casey.] It's a settled precedent of the court, entitled to respect under principles of stare decisis, ... And those principles, applied in the Casey case, explain when cases should be revisited and when they should not. |