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Our judges will not continue to represent the diverse face of America if only the well-to-do or the mediocre are willing to become judges.

— William Rehnquist

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Pregnancy is of course confined to women, but it is in other ways significantly different from the typical covered disease or disability.

The First Amendment recognizes no such thing as a "false" idea.

Somewhere "out there," beyond the walls of the courthouse, run currents and tides of public opinion which lap at the courtroom door.

To the extent that libraries wish to offer unfiltered access, they are free to do so without federal assistance.

At the heart of the First Amendment is the recognition of the fundamental importance of the free flow of ideas and opinions on matters of public interest and concern. The First Amendment recognizes no such thing as a "false" idea.

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