When the Court moved to Washington in 1800, it was provided with no books, which probably accounts for the high quality of early opinions.

On your first appearance before the Court, do not waste your time and ours telling us so. We are likely to discover for ourselves that you are a novice but wil…

My philosophy has been and continues to be that [the Court] cannot and should not try to seize the initiative in shaping the policy of the law, either by const…

I used to say that, as Solicitor General, I made three arguments in every case. First came the one I had planned - as I thought, logical, coherent, complete. S…