State Of The Union Address

BOZEMAN, Mont. - Antonin Scalia believes Supreme Court justices are all too often deciding the nation's morals from the bench.

NEW YORK - President Barack Obama's audience of 32.1 million people for his address on the Gulf oil spill is fewer than for some of his other big speeches.

INDIANAPOLIS - U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts said Wednesday that the lack of consensus in many of the Supreme Court's decisions reflects its fundamental inability to strike compromises on laws, as Congress can when writing them.

NEW YORK - The first woman to sit on the nation's highest court said Tuesday she wouldn't be surprised if fewer justices attend State of the Union addresses after President Obama criticized a recent ruling at this year's address.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts said Tuesday the scene at President Barack Obama's State of the Union address was "very troubling" and the annual speech has "degenerated to a political pep rally." Responding to a University of Alabama law student's question, Roberts said he wonders whether justices should attend the address.