“It is so central to these anti-discrimination laws to make sure those that complain about discrimination are protected. If we can't protect the people -- like Roderick Jackson -- who complain, it is not only an injustice to them, it undermines the very substance of these discrimination laws to make sure those who see that something wrong are protected when they bring it to attention with authority to fix it.”
“We looked very hard to try to get a better set of data for a lot of indicators. And on violence against women, the only data we felt confident about was national. We couldn't get it for state-by-state.”
“Neither one believes the fact that [Roberts] was an excellent student in school and a superb lawyer in private practice means the end of the inquiry.”
“Like Justice Thomas during his confirmation hearing, Judge Roberts said there is a right to privacy and it applies to the marital relationship and the use of contraceptives, but he refused to say how much further its protections would go.”
“The first question is (having) enough votes to win defeat. It's also important that the filibuster remain as an option on the table. The filibuster is there for a reason.”