Court Quote by Sandra Day O'Connor

I think it's inevitable that some of the court's decisions will be found by a segment of the public to be not the right…

— Sandra Day O'Connor

I think that the legitimacy of the court would be undermined in any case if the court made a decision based on its perception…

— Samuel Alito

I'm concerned about the role the court will play in protecting individual rights in this and the next century.

— Dianne Feinstein

The court makes an amazing amount of decisions that ought to be made by the people.

— Antonin Scalia

Everything needs to be public. The legitimacy of the courts comes from the fact that they reason openly, on the record, based on facts.

— Jed S. Rakoff

The court doesn't follow public opinion. The court's views are radically out of step with public opinion.

— Ted Cruz

As De Tocqueville said, sooner or later in the United States, every controversy ends up in court. I think that's a great - says…

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg

You know, the courts may not be working any more, but as long as everyone is videotaping everyone else, justice will be done.

— Matt Groening

If our courts lose their authority and their rulings are no longer respected, there will be no one left to resolve the divisive issues…

— Rose Bird

Courts in America seem to be so political, and it would be so great for our justice system if they would be able to…

— Donald Trump

The court's reputation is affected by what people say only if it seems to have a ring of fairness and authenticity.

— Prashant Bhushan

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