I feel I should stay away from discussing specific cases that may come before the court,

He did what a judge should do — not give any indication on any specific case or how he might look at that because if he does, he's not going to be the impartial arbiter a judge should be,

He did what a judge should do, not give any indication on any specific case or how he might look at that because if he does, he's not going to be the impartial arbiter a judge should be,

When I worked in the Department of Justice, in the office of the solicitor general, it was my job to argue cases for the United States before the Supreme court. I always found it very moving to stand before the justices and say, 'I speak for my country.'

It's an old story that the appointees - once they're on the court - they tend to go their own way. And it's not always the way that the Presidents who appointed them predicted would be the case.

to the broadest extent that the Supreme Court has ... authorized.