Anthony Kennedy
Anthony KennedyThe 1st Amendment is grounded in the notion that the right to think is the beginning of freedom, and speech must be protected from the government because speech is the beginning of thought.
Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition (2002) is grounded in the First Amendment notion that the right to think is the beginning of freedom, and speech must be protected from the government because speech is the beginning of thought.
The Constitution is a document that promises liberty to all within its reach, a liberty that includes certain specific rights that allow persons, within a lawful realm, to define and express their identity.
The Constitution of the US exists precisely so that opinions and judgments about all matters can be formed, tested, and expressed by individuals, not governments or majority approval.
The Constitution of the US needs allegiance and loyalty and renewal and understanding with each generation, or else it's not going to last.
The Constitution of the US promises liberty to all within its reach, a liberty that includes certain specific rights that allow persons, within a lawful realm, to define and express their identity.
The Constitution of the US is not the belonging of a bunch of judges and lawyers. It belongs to you.
The First Amendment is often inconvenient. But that is besides the point. Inconvenience does not absolve the government of its obligation to tolerate speech.
The Law has a moral foundation, and we must never fail to ask ourselves not only what it is, but what it should be.
The Voting Rights Act is an act whose validity, urgency, and essentiality no one questions.
Whining is such that if one has time to whine and complain about something then one has the time to do something about it.
