It is always possible for the court to overreach its proper bounds and perhaps declare a lot of laws unconstitutional and frustrate the will of the majority in a way that it ought not be frustrated. — William Rehnquist Copy Share Image
What many of those who oppose the use of juries in civil trials seem to ignore is that the founders of our Nation considered the right of trial by jury in civil cases an important bulwark against tyranny and corruption,… — 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… — William Rehnquist Copy Share Image
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
