Brett Kavanaugh Quotes
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A judge must interpret statutes as written. And a judge must interpret the Constitution as written, informed by history and tradition and precedent.
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People sometimes ask what prior legal experience has been most useful for me as a judge. And I say, 'I certainly draw on all of them,' but I also say that my five-and-a-half years at the White House and especially my three years as staff secretary for President George W. Bush were the most interesting and informative for me.
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However much we might sympathize or agree with EPA's policy objectives, EPA may act only within the boundaries of its statutory authority.
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My law clerks come from diverse backgrounds and points of view.
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My wife, Ashley, is a West Texan, a graduate of Abilene Cooper Public High School and the University of Texas.
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As a judge, I hire four law clerks each year. I look for the best.
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Semi-automatic rifles, like semi-automatic handguns, have not traditionally been banned and are in common use by law-abiding citizens for self-defense in the home, hunting, and other lawful uses.
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Congress should clarify that a sitting president is not subject to criminal indictment while in office.
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There is no meaningful or persuasive constitutional distinction between semiautomatic handguns and semiautomatic rifles.
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I have tried to create bonds with my daughters like my dad created with me.
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I believe that an independent judiciary is the crown jewel of our constitutional republic.
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I believe that the president should be excused from some of the burdens of ordinary citizenship while serving in office. This is not something I necessarily thought in the 1980s or 1990s. Like many Americans at that time, I believed that the president should be required to shoulder the same obligations that we all carry.
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A court's assessment of an agency's compliance with statutory limits does not depend on whether the agency's policy is good or whether the agency's intentions are laudatory.
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My judicial philosophy is straightforward.
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I am proud that a majority of my law clerks have been women.
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I am part of the vibrant Catholic community in the D.C. area. The members of that community disagree about many things, but we are united by a commitment to serve.
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We should not burden a sitting president with civil suits, criminal investigations, or criminal prosecutions.
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Whether the Constitution allows indictment of a sitting president is debatable.
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I think justices of all stripes agree that stare decisis is important, but not an inextricable command. It's not inflexible; it's not absolute.