Congress acknowledged that society's accumulated myths and fears about disability and disease are as handicapping as are the physical limitations that flow from actual impairment.

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Sex and obscenity are not synonymous. Obscene material is material which deals with sex in...

Sex and obscenity are not synonymous. Obscene material is material which deals with sex in...

No longer is the female destined solely for the home and the rearing of the...

No longer is the female destined solely for the home and the rearing of the...

Appellant constituted a legitimate class of one, and this provides a basis for Congress's decision...

Appellant constituted a legitimate class of one, and this provides a basis for Congress's decision...

There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes.

There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes.

Sex, a great and mysterious motive force in human life, has indisputably been a subject...

Sex, a great and mysterious motive force in human life, has indisputably been a subject...

We hold that the Constitution does not forbid the states minor intrusions into an individual's...

We hold that the Constitution does not forbid the states minor intrusions into an individual's...

We current justices read the Constitution in the only way that we can: as 20th-century...

We current justices read the Constitution in the only way that we can: as 20th-century...

Use of a mentally ill person's involuntary confession is antithetical to the notion of fundamental...

Use of a mentally ill person's involuntary confession is antithetical to the notion of fundamental...

There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes.

There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes.

We look to the history of the time of framing and to the intervening history...

We look to the history of the time of framing and to the intervening history...

Congress acknowledged that society's accumulated myths and fears about disability and disease are as handicapping...

Congress acknowledged that society's accumulated myths and fears about disability and disease are as handicapping...

Congress will pass a law restricting public comment on the Internet to individuals who have...

Congress will pass a law restricting public comment on the Internet to individuals who have...

Congress in session is Congress on public exhibition, whilst Congress in its committee-rooms is Congress...

Congress in session is Congress on public exhibition, whilst Congress in its committee-rooms is Congress...

During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the...

During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the...

A republican stands up in congress and says 'I GOT A REALLY BAD IDEA!!' and...

A republican stands up in congress and says 'I GOT A REALLY BAD IDEA!!' and...

Congress, the press, and the bureaucracy too often focus on how much money or effort...

Congress, the press, and the bureaucracy too often focus on how much money or effort...

I don't think it's the function of Congress to function well. It should drag its...

I don't think it's the function of Congress to function well. It should drag its...

Congress: Bingo with billions

Congress: Bingo with billions

Communism is like Prohibition, it's a good idea but it won't work

Communism is like Prohibition, it's a good idea but it won't work

Its a sad day when you have members of Congress who are literally criminals go...

Its a sad day when you have members of Congress who are literally criminals go...