“Supreme Court advocacy is like major league baseball. I can tell you the pitch is going to come in at 95 miles per hour. I can tell you to stand this way. I can tell you how to swing. It doesn't mean you're going to hit it.”
“I think it is a real phenomenon, and it's because of the new chief. As the court begins to define itself anew, there is a real effort by all of them to build a new court. And it has brought them together.”
“There are so many issues in the case - whether the president was authorized by the Constitution or a statute to set up the commissions, right down to exactly how to fit this kind of a war into the existing laws of war. Most cases have two or three or four issues. This one has 10 or 12, which makes it very hard to handicap.”
“It would be hard to say what we fear the most, ... We're getting the potential for high winds and flooding, which are a dynamic duo, so to speak. Both of those coming together makes a dangerous situation for our community.”
“John is conservative in his political beliefs. He is somebody, though, who has not defined his life driven by his politics or driven by his ideology.”
“One of the most transformative moments of John's life was when Josie and Jack became part of their family five years ago. What an amazing moment for John and Jane!”
