Cases Quote by Deborah Rhode

We have a history of gender and racial bias on our court that continues to undermine the system. Excluding individuals based on race is…

— Anita Hill

If you follow Donald Trump's logic, say that he couldn't decide any civil rights cases because he would be biased.I mean, we do want…

— Deborah Rhode

It matters that there's diversity on the court. I think it makes for better lawmaking, because you have people with more diverse range of…

— Rachel Maddow

Ending racial discrimination in jury selection can be accomplished only by eliminating peremptory challenges entirely.

— Thurgood Marshall

If diversity is what is a central value in every selective university in the United States, then it ought to be seen as a…

— Eleanor Holmes Norton

Justice may be blind, but we all know that diversity in the courts, as in all aspects of society, sharpens our vision and makes…

— William J. Clinton

Diversity on the bench is critical. As practitioners, you need judges who 'get it!' We need judges who understand what discrimination feels like. We…

— Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Ironically enough, if the case involves race, and one claims that race is a disqualifying factor, nobody could hear the case. Everybody comes to…

— Deborah Rhode

The cliché is what are the qualifications for a federal Court of Appeals judge is somebody who knew a senator once. I mean the…

— Deborah Rhode

It's not up to the courts to invent new minorities that get special protections.

— Antonin Scalia

We don't necessarily discriminate. We simply exclude certain types of people.

— Gerald Wellman

Legacies, athletes, and favored racial minorities all receive preferential treatment from admissions committees to the exclusion of academically better-qualified students.

— Michael J. Knowles