Quotes by John Roberts

“I don't type on the computer or edit. Law students who went to law school really just a couple years after I did were brought up all on the computers and that's how they do it, but I was still part...”

“I will be vigilant to protect the independence and integrity of the Supreme Court, and I will work to ensure that it upholds the rule of law and safeguards those liberties that make this land one o...”

“The Affordable Care Act's requirement that certain individuals pay a financial penalty for not obtaining health insurance may reasonably be characterized as a tax.”

“If children do not understand the Constitution, they cannot understand how our government functions, or what their rights and responsibilities are as citizens of the United States.”

“People, for reasons of their own, often fail to do things that would be good for them or good for society.”

“There is no better gift a society can give children than the opportunity to grow up safe and free - the chance to pursue whatever dreams they may have.”

“By properly contenting itself with the decision of actual cases or controversies at the instance of someone suffering distinct and palpable injury, the judiciary leaves for the political branches t...”

“The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.”

“But the First Amendment protects against the Government; it does not leave us at the mercy of noblesse oblige. We would not uphold an unconstitutional statute merely because the Government promised...”

“Alternatively, the Government proposes that law enforcement agencies develop protocols to address concerns raised by cloud computing. Probably a good idea, but the Founders did not fight a revoluti...”

“Five lawyers have closed the debate and enacted their own vision of marriage as a matter of constitutional law... Just who do we think we are?”

“We do not have Obama judges or Trump judges, Bush judges or Clinton judges. What we have is an extraordinary group of dedicated judges doing their level best to do equal right to those appearing be...”

“Either he is a liar or he is too naïve to hold any important job including, and especially, this one. This is like a legal ruling written by the little mermaid.”

“Chief Justice John Roberts memorably quipped, in the Parents Involved decision that gutted Brown, The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race,...”

“While John Roberts was surely chosen for a number of reasons-his thin judicial record not the least of them-I do think the Bushies were aware that his golden-boy appearance would be good PR. Even m...”