John Roberts Quotes

We continue to believe that Roe was wrongly decided and should be overruled. .... The court`s conclusions in Roe that there is a fundamental right to an abortion and that government has no compelling interest in protecting prenatal human life throughout pregnancy find no support in ... the Constitution.

He`s a man of integrity and fairness and throughout his life he`s inspired the respect and loyalty of others.

I do think the chief justice has a particular obligation to try to achieve consensus consistent with everyone`s individual oath to uphold the Constitution, and that would certainly be a priority for me.

The right to privacy is protected under the Constitution in various ways,

If the Constitution says that the little guy should win, the little guy`s going to win in court before me, ... But if the Constitution says that the big guy should win, well, then the big guy`s going to win.

The right that was protected in the assisted-suicide case was the right of the people through their legislatures to articulate their own views on the policies that should apply in those cases of terminating life, and not to have the court interfering in those policy decisions, ... That`s an important right.

I have always supported, and support today, equal rights for women, particularly in the workplace.

No, I don`t think there is. Sometimes it`s hard to give meaning to a constitutional term in a particular case. But you don`t look to your own values and beliefs. You look outside yourself to other sources. This is the basis for ? you know, judges wear black robes because it doesn`t matter who they are as individuals. That`s not going to shape their decision. It`s their understanding of the law that will shape their decision.

This body and legislative bodies in the states are protectors of the people`s rights, ... Legislators have the right to protect the rights of the people as much as courts.

someone who can`t be trusted to take Planned Parenthood`s position on abortion.