It almost seems I was writing two separate books, the first one about the time before I went on the court and the second one about the many, many terms I was on the court.
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I am not a fan of President Trump, I should say. I wouldn't try to comment on every particular issue in which we disagree, but there are plenty of them.
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During my years as a practicing lawyer, it just was part of your study of what Congress was trying to say in their statutes. I never really considered judges or scholars as either those who used legislative history or those who were opposed to it until after I got on the court.
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I announced my dissent in the Citizens United orally, and I stumbled in my announcement. I had a little difficulty expressing myself. And that was out of character.
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Sam Alito replacing Justice O'Connor was a very significant change. He is much more conservative. And, as for John Roberts, he is much more in the direction of protecting the rights of very rich people to donate money to campaigns than Bill Rehnquist ever was.
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All I can say is I did the best I could, and I didn't do well enough on many occasions.
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I play duplicate bridge and I play golf and I go swimming once in a while.
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Well, in my job, I avoid political commentary.
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The government must pursue a course of complete neutrality toward religion.
