Congress Quote by Alberto Gonzales

I wouldn't approach the issue of judging in the way the president does. Judges can't rely on what's in their heart. They don't determine…

— Sonia Sotomayor

I'm a little uncomfortable with the idea of judges overruling presidents on national security matters.

— David Brooks

He that judges without informing himself to the utmost that he is capable, cannot acquit himself of judging amiss

— John Locke

Trump's attacks against the judiciary reflect his view that only he should be able to decide what he can and cannot do.

— George T. Conway III

I wouldn't approach the issue of judging in the way the president does. Judges can't rely on what's in their heart. It's not the…

— Sonia Sotomayor

We must apply a judicial rather than a political standard to the information before us [if choosing a Judge].

— Orrin Hatch

The president's need for complete candor and objectivity from advisers calls for great deference from the courts.

— Warren E. Burger

On the one hand we want to preserve the integrity of the judicial branch, and we want to talk about judicial independence, and how…

— Dahlia Lithwick

I think the President of the United States must operate by rules. I think our judicial system must operate by the rules. You have…

— Ray Dalio

[T]he opinion which gives to the judges the right to decide what laws are constitutional and what not, not only for themselves, in their,…

— Thomas Jefferson

Ultimately, the courts will make the final judgment whether the White House has gone too far. Independent and impartial judges must assess the proper…

— Edward Kennedy

Our role as judges is to interpret the law.

— Thomas Hardiman