John Roberts Tag

Maine Home of Chief Justice Roberts Targeted By Protesters Arriving By Kayak

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 20, 2025 54 Comments

From then WI Gov. Scott Walker to 'conservative' Supreme Court Justices, protesting at the homes of political opponents is a tried and true intimidation tactic. And it almost got Justice Kavanaugh killed....

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“the supreme judicial law of the land, at least in District Courts for the past four months, has been whatever Biden did, Trump can’t undo”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 30, 2025 40 Comments

Meanwhile, Chief Justice Roberts, Mr. Let the System Work, is Twiddling His Thumbs While the Judiciary Burns....

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“What’s going on at the Supreme Court is that not enough is going on”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 24, 2025 19 Comments

Chief Justice Roberts "could use the bully pulpit to get the District court judges in line, much like he's tried to use the bully pulpit to get the Trump administration in line."...

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Chief Justice Pauses Ruling Forcing Trump to Reinstate NLRB, MSPB Employees

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 09, 2025 29 Comments

Trump is appealing the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit decision....

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Chief Justice Roberts Stays District Court Order That MS-13 Member Be Returned From El Salvador By Midnight Tonight

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 07, 2025 32 Comments

Government: "It is the latest in a litany of injunctions or temporary restraining orders from the same handful of district courts that demand immediate or near-immediate compliance, on absurdly short deadlines."...

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Supreme Court Stays MA Dist Court Order That Trump Disburse Education Grants, Over Chief Justice Roberts Objection

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 04, 2025 53 Comments

5-4 decision, with the three liberals filing dissents plus "THE CHIEF JUSTICE would deny the application."...

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Is It Time for the Supreme Court to Stop the ‘Judicial Insurrection’?

Posted by Elizabeth Stauffer on March 20, 2025 106 Comments

In just two months, more temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions have been issued against the Trump administration than against Biden during his entire presidency....

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Dear Chief Justice Roberts, Do Your Job

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 18, 2025 133 Comments

My take on Chief Justice Roberts admonition against impeaching federal district court judges: "So Chief Justice Roberts, if you want the normal appellate process to work, you have to make it work. You have to do your job. The Supreme Court needs to do its...

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Chief Justice John Roberts Warns Against Defying Supreme Court Rulings, Politico Makes Story About Trump

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 02, 2025 42 Comments

"Roberts made no direct reference to the president-elect, but with Trump vowing to swiftly enact dozens of sweeping policy moves of questionable legality, he seemed to be on the receiving end of the chief justice’s admonition"...

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SCOTUS Chief Justice Roberts Also Declines to Speak With Democrats About Alito and the Flags

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 31, 2024 25 Comments

"Moreover, the format proposed - a meeting with leaders of only one party who have expressed an interest in matters currently pending before the Court - simply underscores that participating in such a meeting would be inadvisable."...

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Justice Alito Responds Accordingly to Democrat Demands to Recuse Himself From Trump/J6-Related Cases

Posted by Stacey Matthews on May 30, 2024 48 Comments

“A reasonable person who is not motivated by political or ideological considerations or a desire to affect the outcome of Supreme Court cases would conclude this event does not meet the applicable standard for recusal.”...

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All-Hands-on-Deck Coordinated Attack on Alito Flags Meant to Distract From Biden’s Failures

Posted by Stacey Matthews on May 26, 2024 26 Comments

“And we will, if and when we win back the House and the Senate and the White House. We will look at the Supreme Court and figure out what can be done about that extremely corrupted and contaminated body.”...

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