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This morning, Senator Schumer spoke at arally in front of the Supreme Court whilea case wasbeing argued inside, senator Schumer referred to two Members of the Court by name and said he wanted to tell them that, You have released the whirlwind, and you will pay the price. You will not know what hit you ifyou go forward with these awful decisions.
Found on FOX News 4 years ago
The presiding officer declines to read the question as submitted.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
I think it is appropriate for me to admonish both the Democratic House managers and the President's counsel in equal terms to remember that they are addressing the world's greatest deliberative body, one reason it has earned that title is because its members avoid speaking in a manner and using language that is not conducive to civil discourse.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
In the 1905 Swain trial, a senator objected when one of the managers used the word' pettifogging' and the presiding officer said the word ought not to have been used, i don't think we need to aspire to that high of a standard, but I do think those addressing the Senate should remember where they are.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
We don’t work as Democrats or Republicans.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
He was an extraordinary individual and jurist, admired and treasured by his colleagues, his passing is a great loss to the court and the country he so loyally served. We extend our deepest condolences to his wife Maureen and his family.
Found on CNN 8 years ago
If your employees have shown overwhelmingly that they want collective bargaining.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
Anyone else interested in talking will be admonished that it's within the authority of this court to punish such disturbances by criminal contempt, should do it.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
I think about the cases scheduled for the next sitting, the Monday after Thanksgiving, not much beyond that.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
The court was a different place. Presidential elections were different, but the court was a different place as well.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
Justice Scalia has been on the court for 30 years. That makes him a leader in terms of where the court has been, how it has operated. To some extent, he has more leadership authority when it comes to tenure on the court and what that entails than I do.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
Somebody does have to moderate the discussion, somebody does have to do what they can to maintain order and decorum during arguments ... somebody does have to represent the institution to the outside world and to the other political branches.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
You have to have some sort of limiting principle, otherwise FERC can do whatever it wants.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
It is striking how much of the majority's reasoning would apply with equal force to the claim of a fundamental right to plural marriage.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
The people of a state are free to expand marriage to include same-sex couples, or to retain the historic definition.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
If I were a legislator, I would certainly consider that view as a matter of social policy, but as a judge, I find the majority's position indefensible as a matter of constitutional law.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
It is not about whether, in my judgment, the institution of marriage should be changed to include same-sex couples, it is instead about whether, in our democratic republic, that decision should rest with the people acting through their elected representatives, or with five lawyers who happen to hold commissions authorizing them to resolve legal disputes under the law.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
To an extent, that's unusual, even in this court, you have been listening rather than talking.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
You're seeking to change what the institution is.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
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