Through most of our history a lot of Americans would have been freaked out by the idea of more than one, ... For a long time there was the one Catholic seat and one Jewish seat. |
When he was first on the court, he was challenging the dominant way of thinking. But when he became chief, he decided his role was different. The chief has a stewardship obligation, in his view, and is the face of the court and caretaker of the institution. That's bound to change the way you do things. |
When people say there will be seismic changes in affirmative action and religion, I think that's just smoke, ... I don't think there's much room for change. There's room at the margins in close cases. |