Tag: Roberts, John G Jr
June 24, 2022: The Day Chief Justice Roberts Lost His Court
WASHINGTON — In the most important case of his 17-year tenure, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. found…
Supreme Court Leak Inquiry Exposes Gray Area of Press Protections
“The norms of confidentiality at the court, they’re not gentle or subtle,” said Allison Orr Larsen, a professor…
As Leak Theories Circulate, Supreme Court Marshal Takes Up Investigation
WASHINGTON — Maybe it was a liberal law clerk who leaked the draft opinion in the Supreme Court’s…
Once Close Allies, Roberts and Alito Have Taken Divergent Paths
WASHINGTON — There was a time when Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., the author of the leaked draft…
A Supreme Court in Disarray After an Extraordinary Breach
WASHINGTON — Sources have motives, and the leaked draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade raises a question as…
The Problem of ‘Personal Precedents’ of Supreme Court Justices
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices, like most people, like to appear to be consistent. No one wants to…
Ginni Thomas’s Texts, and the Limits of Chief Justice Roberts’s Power
WASHINGTON — In the wake of revelations about incendiary text messages from Virginia Thomas, the wife of Justice…
After Three Rounds, Judge Jackson Knows the Confirmation Playbook
Asked about proposals to expand the size of the Supreme Court, she said, “I don’t think it’s appropriate…