Judges are like umpires. Umpires don’t make the rules. They apply them.
JOHN ROBERTSJohn Roberts Quotes
Full Name:John Glover Roberts Jr.
Walk of life:Chief Justice
Born:27 January, New York, U.S
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Judges are like umpires. Umpires don’t make the rules. They apply them.
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An important function of the Supreme Court is to provide guidance, As a lower court judge, I appreciate clear guidance from the Supreme Court.
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The States are separate and independent sovereigns. Sometimes they need to act like it.
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People, for reasons of their own, often fail to do things that would be good for them or good for society.
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You don’t doubt that the lobby supporting the enactment of same sex-marriage laws in different states is politically powerful, do you? As far as I can tell, political figures are falling over themselves to endorse your side of the case.
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The Affordable Care Act’s requirement that certain individuals pay a financial penalty for not obtaining health insurance may reasonably be characterized as a tax.
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You can’t fight for your rights if you don’t know what they are.
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The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.
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I find that when I tell lawyer jokes to a mixed audience, the lawyers don’t think they’re funny and the non-lawyers don’t think they’re jokes.
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The Affordable Care Act’s requirement that certain individuals pay a financial penalty for not obtaining health insurance may reasonably be characterized as a tax.
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