Court Role Quotes

Without question, the court does play a vital role in our constitutional system.

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

I don't think it's the court's perceived role to do some explaining of a political nature.

I stated at Justice [John] Roberts' hearing, the court's injected itself into many of the political debates of our day.

As I understand, the role of the federal judiciary, the role of our court system, is to provide justice.

I believe you [Samuel Alito] and others would look and say that the role of the courts is limited and it's not to decide political matters.

It is far more rational to suppose that the courts were designed to be an intermediate body between the people and the legislature, in order, among other things, to keep the latter within the limits assigned to their authority.

Courts should interpret the law but leave elected lawmakers to create it.

Courts are for people to get help, not just to shrink dockets.

Constitutional interpretation is not the business of the Court only, but also properly the business of all branches of government.

An important function of the Supreme Court is to provide guidance, .. As a lower court judge, I appreciate clear guidance from the Supreme Court.

The beth din is the court of the chief rabbi. I see myself taking an active role within the beth din.

[T]he enshrinement of constitutional rights necessarily takes certain policy choices off the table.... Undoubtedly some think that the Second Amendment is outmoded in a society where our standing army is the pride of our Nation, where well-trained police forces provide personal security, and where gun violence is a serious problem. That is perhaps debatable, but what is not debatable is that it is not the role of this Court to pronounce the Second Amendment extinct.

This Court seems incapable of admitting that some matters - any matters - are none of its business.