Chief Justice John Roberts rejected request from Senate Democrats to meet on Supreme Court ethics issues amid Alito flag flap.
Chief Justice Roberts halts order for payments to State Department, USAID contractors 04:28 Washington— Chief Justice John Roberts late Wednesday granted the Trump administration's request to put on hold a lower court order that required it to pay an estimated $2 billion in foreign assistance fun...
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Roberts said he was concerned that lately some critics of the court’s controversial decisions have questioned the legitimacy of the court, which he said was a mistake. He did not mention any specific cases or critics by name.
"You want someone to have the fair share of the important cases that people are interested in," Roberts said, "and a fair share of what we call the dogs." He said he knows that many Americans are likely unaware that he is the chief justice of the United States, joking...
More than a decade after he was first appointed, Roberts does not appear to be the justice he was first made out to be. That could prove pivotal in the next few years, as any of several justices may retire. We could soon see a Roberts Court in more ways than one: with him as both...
Roberts has the demeanor and decency of a great chief justice. Despite those strengths, however, some are now wondering if he has the drive and determination to confront his colleagues on a worsening situation at the court. Many years ago, I believed that Roberts erred in failing to publicly...
Chief Justice John Roberts issued a ringing endorsement Saturday night of his colleagues' ability to determine when they should step down from a case because of a conflict of interest. "I have complete confidence in the capability of my colleagues to determine when recusal is warranted. " Robert...
Chief Justice Roberts continually shows a desire to downplay the significance of his rulings, and ostensible political naiveté is now part of the path to get there. As much as I disagree with Justice Thomas’s opinions in both the Voting Rights Act and campaign financ...
With a deadline for nearly 30 cases looming and weighty issues of religion, gerrymandering and the 2020 census pending, Chief Justice John Roberts took his black leather chair at the bench this week and said three decisions were ready to be announced.