African american Quote by Melissa Harris-Perry

When I was growing up, so many of the important changes for African-Americans were being made in the United States Supreme Court and were…

— Leah Ward Sears

I want to note that, historically, the make-up of the court has changed just as elected branches have change.

— Sam Brownback

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

“By making defense lawyers more central to criminal litigation than they already were and by dramatically enlarging the range of legal claims they could…

— William J. Stuntz

Because we always are feeling for justice for all that the reality is, unfortunately, the justice system is skewed, and often people of color…

— Martin Luther King III

I can tell you as a black person in South Carolina whose grandparents grew up through Jim Crow, when you lose the courts and…

— Jaime Harrison

As I have consistently recommended, we desperately need to find more black judges, particularly females, who are chronically underrepresented in our courts across London…

— David Lammy

Justice is based on values. And those change every generation.

— Eiichiro Oda

“Clarence Darrow, one of history's greatest lawyers, once noted "There is no such thing as justice, in or out of court." Perhaps because justice…

— Emily Thorne

Whether it's on the court or off, there's a sense of understanding that you get from - and I'm not going to say all,…

— Jerami Grant

This country is always changing. But my point about the Supreme Court is the Supreme Court didn't wait for the country to change. Five…

— Ted Cruz

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