Talking to Republicans who aren't leaders - that's not very difficult both on anti-trust and on campaign finance reform. I think it's a lot more complicated when you talk to highly funded leaders -...

I could have had someone else take care of my child but I did it because that was my moral obligation and also it was a joy and I felt it was in the best interests of the child.

In court, jurors are admonished by the judge at every recess not to discuss the case or form any opinions until the case is given to them for deliberations. Of course, there is no such limitation on...

There is no common sense in going to the field to fight and leaving a man at home to undo all that you accomplish.

The F.B.I. pursues cases against individuals and organizations, not topics - this allows each case to have the flexibility to go in the direction the evidence leads, regardless of what happens with...

Things were so much better in the 1970s, when I was a young women undergraduate at Yale. I am grateful to have come of age during that period.

I think Ralph Nader is the biggest liar in American politics when he said it didn't matter who was president.

One goal of law - as we learn in law school from the first day of contracts - is to deter bad behavior.

And we made decisions on each of those matters which were ultimately upheld by the courts.

Politicians are expected to spend half their time talking to funders and to keep them happy. Given this context, it's not hard to see how a bribery charge can feel like a technical argument instead of...

Lawyers should not be charged with the same crimes as their clients. Trials related to political charges are not in accordance with human rights.

When freedom of the press is threatened, the United States should be leading efforts to protect it.

The establishment thinks we're the bad guys, and we're the radicals, but what they don't realize is we're actually the last line of defense. After us, it's the pitchforks.

The Republican argument that raising the debt ceiling encourages additional future spending is logically irresponsible. The debt ceiling has to be raised to authorize spending already approved by...

The hospital room of a cabinet official is exactly the type of target ripe for surveillance by a foreign power.

I'm all in favor of the FTC investigating companies when it believes there is proper cause to do so. An investigation, however, can lead to political pressure to bring a case, even if such a case is...

Courtney Vance and I are college classmates, weirdly enough. We're both Harvard class of 1982. Courtney, as a work-study job, was a typesetter at the Harvard 'Crimson,' the newspaper where I worked.

Taste, which enables us to distinguish all that has a flavor from that which is insipid.

President Obama is a big supporter of keeping the Internet open. During his presidential campaign, he pledged his support to net neutrality repeatedly.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's traditionalist-nationalist rhetoric, which blames secularism, diversity, and internationalism for the weakening of Western democracies, gives voice to the grievances...

To be fair, money and politics never work in a directly straight line.

The old swashbuckling days of the playboy ship owner, of the fellow with no cares in the world who does multimillion dollar deals over coffee, are gone.

The first 20 stories written about a public figure set the tone for the next 2,000 and it is almost impossible to reverse it.

Looking at the history of our country, we have been and we are pro-immigrant, but we aren't going to be much of a country if we don't take care of our own people first and if we don't observe the rule...

President Trump is treating the judiciary the way he treats the media. But the harm created by these attacks could be far greater.

The Chautauqua Institution is truly a national treasure. It is a place for contemplation and a place for reflection, a place where platitudes and slogans can be set aside and be replaced by...

My parents came under a provision where the government was specially looking for doctors, because the Vietnam war was happening and many doctors were overseas.

I've spent a great deal of time over the past decade as a caregiver for various family members. It gives me a perspective on the struggles that many New Yorkers face with illness, disability, health...

We notified the EPA 18 years ago that PFOA in drinking water presented a public health threat, and in 2019 there are still no federal regulatory limits.

I think, when I was a young lawyer starting out, I was so determined to prove that I was as good as the men and that I could be given the same opportunities as the men, and it wouldn't make any...