There Is No Federal Constitutional Right To

Like All Jews, I Was Probably At A Chinese Restaurant!

I Owe A Debt Of Gratitude To Two Other Living Justices. Sandra Day O'connor And Ruth Bader Ginsburg Paved The Way For Me And So Many Other Women In My Generation. Their Pioneering Lives Have Created Boundless Possibilities For Women In The Law. I Thank Them For Their Inspiration And Also For The Personal Kindnesses They Have Shown Me.

Perhaps Most Important, Judges Will Have Goals. And Because This Is So, Judges Will Often Try To Mold And Steer The Law In Order To Promote Certain Ethical Values And Achieve Certain Social Ends. Such Activity Is Not Necessarily Wrong Or Invalid.

I Think The Nine Justices Think The Solicitor General Is The 35th Clerk.

Law Matters, Because It Keeps Us Safe, Because It Protects Our Most Fundamental Rights And Freedoms, And Because It Is The Foundation Of Our Democracy.