Tom Goldstein Quotations

On affirmative action and Miranda rights, among other things, Rehnquist hasn't gotten everything he wanted,

As a result of our investigation, we've determined the information did not reach its destination, and is missing and presumed lost.

There is a lot of momentum toward limiting civil RICO at the court.

Across the board there are disappointments. The stakes remain high, there are still many 5-4 votes, but he has been successful keeping the individual battles from turning into larger wars.

We're dealing with cases that could be very consequential. We're dealing with statutes that provide for massive financial awards for damages.

Because they are a court that can only act through the vote of five people agreeing on something, even people who have very diverse views about the law ultimately do have to come together,

A broad ruling could dramatically change the power of states to attract investments with tax incentives.