Sandra Day O'Connor
We expect that 25 years from now, the use of racial preferences will no longer be necessary to further the interest approved today.Collection: Years
Suppose you had a cross burning in a play or a movie... Would that be intimidating?Collection: Play
We hold that the reckless disregard for human life implicit in knowingly engaging in criminal activity known to carry a grave risk of death represents a highly culpable mental state that may be taken into account in making a capital sentencing judgment not inevitable, lethal result.Collection: Taken
[G]overnment endorsement . . . of religion . . . sends a message to nonadherents that they are outsiders, not full members of the political community, and an accompanying message to adherents that they are insiders, favored members of the political community.Collection: Community