"As an exercise of raw judicial power, the Court perhaps has authority to do what it does today; but, in my view, its …"

"It is not better that all felony suspects die than that they escape. Where the suspect poses no immediate threat to t…"

"We're the only branch of government that explains itself in writing every time it makes a decision."

"The issue presented is whether the Federal Constitution confers a fundamental right upon homosexuals to engage in sod…"

"The Court is most vulnerable and comes nearest to illegitimacy when it deals with judge-made constitutional law havin…"

"While the collateral consequences of drugs such as cocaine are indisputably severe, they are not unlike those which f…"

"The same qualities that made him a memorable jurist would make him a lightning rod for fierce opposition if he were n…"

"Individual rights have been recognized by our jurisprudence only after long and costly struggles. They should not be …"

"Common sense and justice dictate that a citizen accused of a crime should have the fullest hearing possible, plus the…"

"Experience demonstrates that in time of war individual liberties cannot always be entrusted safely to uncontrolled ad…"