Civil rights Quote by Mel Watt

It is hard to see Judge Roberts as a judicial activist who would place ideological purity or a particular agenda above or ahead the…

— Ron Wyden

Judge Roberts has assured me personally that he has a healthy respect for precedent and the hard-won rights of Americans.

— Max Baucus

While Roberts wanted to give the impression he respected the right to privacy and the precedent of Roe vs. Wade, his answers look dangerously…

— Nancy Keenan

I stated at Justice [John] Roberts' hearing, the court's injected itself into many of the political debates of our day.

— Sam Brownback

When I look at that record in light of the 1985 job application to the [Ronald] Reagan Justice Department, it's even more troubling.That document…

— Edward Kennedy

There are actually many justices in history who have used the dissent mechanism to discuss the law in ways that others find over time…

— Ketanji Brown Jackson

Judge Roberts is a brilliant lawyer, a brilliant judge. He is a very careful judge, a thoughtful judge. I would agree with what the…

— Al Gore

Opposing discrimination and supporting longstanding laws such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is not controversial - but conflating civil rights with the…

— Byron Donalds

In fact, Native American Rights Fund has a project called the Supreme Court Project. And quite frankly, it's focused on trying to keep cases…

— Robert A. Williams, Jr

The vote by the Judiciary Committee reflects the fact that John Roberts is an exceptional nominee with a conservative judicial philosophy - a philosophy…

— Anonymous

Justice Scalia was usually particularly challenging to me at oral argument, but I so respected his intellect and commitment to the pursuit of truth.

— Neal Katyal

The courtroom is a quiet place, Judge Roberts, where you park your political ideology, and you call the balls and you call the strikes.

— Lindsey Graham