We start with first principles. The Constitution creates a Federal Government of enumerated powers. — William Rehnquist Copy Share Image
Somewhere "out there," beyond the walls of the courthouse, run currents and tides of public opinion which lap at the courtroom door. — William Rehnquist Copy Share Image
Pregnancy is of course confined to women, but it is in other ways significantly different from the typical covered disease or disability — William Rehnquist Copy Share Image
At the heart of the First Amendment is the recognition of the fundamental importance of the free flow of ideas and opinions on matters of public interest and concern. The freedom to speak one's mind is not only an aspect of individual liberty - and thus a good unto itself - but also is essential to the common quest for… — William Rehnquist Copy Share
Perhaps you should say there should be mandatory retirement even of members of the court, members of the federal judiciary. I'm sure there can… — William Rehnquist Copy Share Image
The "wall of separation between church and State" is a metaphor based on bad history. — William Rehnquist Copy Share Image
The 'wall of separation between church and state' is a metaphor based on bad history, a metaphor which has proved useless as a guide… — William Rehnquist Copy Share Image
The Constitution requires that Congress treat similarly situated persons similarly, not that it engages in gestures of superficial equality. — William Rehnquist Copy Share Image
In any civilized society the most important task is achieving a proper balance between freedom and order. In wartime, reason and history both suggest… — William Rehnquist Copy Share Image
I may not be able to define pornography but I know it when I see it. — William Rehnquist Copy Share Image
It is impossible to build sound constitutional doctrine upon a mistaken understanding of Constitutional history... The establishment clause has been expressly freighted with Jefferson's… — William Rehnquist Copy Share Image
It is always possible for the court to overreach its proper bounds and perhaps declare a lot of laws unconstitutional and frustrate the will… — William Rehnquist Copy Share Image
