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

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Presidents routinely testify in criminal cases. You know, George W. Bush did it with Valerie Plame. Bill Clinton did it three times with Ken…

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I used to walk down the Justice Department on the fifth floor and see all those portraits of legendary attorneys general, Griffin Bell and…

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The Supreme Court should televise its proceedings.

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People tend to take more risks in groups than alone. For these reasons, the law has always treated conspiracy harshly.

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The Supreme Court has been very clear: when it comes to religious discrimination, you can take intent into consideration.

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I like doing scholarship for its own sake.

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I have no doubt that if confirmed, Judge Gorsuch would help to restore confidence in the rule of law. His years on the bench…

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My wife is a doctor at a veteran's hospital.

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There is no doubt that dissents can serve a useful role by explaining when a justice thinks the majority has gone off the deep…

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One of our Constitution's greatest virtues is that it looks to judges as a source of reasoned, practical, rights-minded decision making.

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I generally sleep about four hours.

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Appellate advocacy, particularly at the Supreme Court, is really intimate. I mean, you're just a few feet away from the Chief Justice. You know,…

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