I think that even someone who got into an institution through affirmative action could prove they were qualified by what they accomplished there. Pag… - Sonia Sotomayor

It is a far greater danger if the President feels empowered to violate federal criminal law, buoyed by the knowledge of future immunity. I am deeply troubled by the idea, inherent in the majority’s opinion, that our Nation loses something valuable when the President is forced to operate within the confines of federal criminal law.

Their chances of escaping from the underclass, from the vicious cycle of poverty, were no better than those of their similarly alienated black neighbors and probably worse for those who didn’t speak English

It would take me most of my life to feel remotely put together, and it’s still an effort.