Occupation: Associate Justice Of The Supreme Court Of The United States Birth: March 11, 1936 Death: February 13, 2016
You could have 50 different states having 50 different regulations... until they were all litigated out..
The virtue of a democratic system with a [constitutionally guaranteed right to free speech] is that it readily enables the people, over time, to be p….
A journalistic purpose could be someone with a Xerox machine in a basement..
Many think it not only inevitable but entirely proper that liberty give way to security in times of national crisis--that, at the extremes of militar….
[T]he enshrinement of constitutional rights necessarily takes certain policy choices off the table.... Undoubtedly some think that the Second Amendme….
Individuals who have been wronged by unlawful racial discrimination should be made whole; but under our Constitution there can be no such thing as ei….
It would also be strange to find in the midst of a catalog of the rights of individuals a provision securing to the states the right to maintain a de….
But I also believe that a lot of gun owners would agree that AK-47s belong in the hands of soldiers, not on the streets of our cities..
With respect to public acknowledgment of religious belief, it is entirely clear from our nation's historical practices that the Establishment Clause ….
The attitude of people associating guns with nothing but crime, that is what has to be changed. I grew up at a time when people were not afraid of pe….
Certainly the Constitution does not require discrimination on the basis of sex. The only issue is whether it prohibits it. It doesn't..
I even accept for the sake of argument that sexual orgies eliminate social tensions and ought to be encouraged..
Why can't the state accede to the public's wishes?.
Words no longer have meaning if an Exchange that is not established by a State is "established by the State"..
You can't come in smugly and with great self satisfaction and say 'Oh it's torture, and therefore it's no good.' Is it really so easy to determine t….
If you think aficionados of a living Constitution want to bring you flexibility, think again. You think the death penalty is a good idea? Persuade yo….
The death penalty? Give me a break. It's easy. Abortion? Absolutely easy. Nobody ever thought the constitution prevented restrictions on abortion. Ho….
Certainly one cannot ban cross burning in the sanctity of his bedroom..
Is it really so easy to determine that smacking someone in the face to find out where he has hidden the bomb that is about to blow up Los Angeles is ….
As long as judges tinker with the Constitution to 'do what the people want,' instead of what the document actually commands, politicians who pick and….
If we cannot have moral feelings against homosexuality, can we have it against murder? Can we have it against other things?.