Chief Justice John Roberts

Politics & Government

Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and the crisis of confidence in the Supreme Court

10:50am June 28, 2023

by Nina Totenberg

The problem for the justices is that all the recent ethics stories — and more — are a corrosive drip, drip, drip, eroding public confidence in the court.

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The setting sun illuminates the Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 10.

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Supreme Court unexpectedly upholds provision prohibiting racial gerrymandering

8:57pm June 08, 2023

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court has ruled against Alabama's defense of an electoral map drawn by the state's Republican-dominated legislature. Black voters had challenged the law as racially discriminatory.

Chief Justice John Roberts sits during a group photo of the Justices at the Supreme Court in 2021.

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Chief Justice Roberts calls Roe v. Wade leak a betrayal

1:16pm May 03, 2022

by Washington Desk

Chief Justice John Roberts confirmed the authenticity of the draft opinion published by Politico, though he notes it doesn't represent the court's final position.

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts broke with his colleagues on the court, filing a solo dissent for the first time in his nearly 16 years on the bench.

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Roberts Accuses Supreme Court Justices Of 'Turning Judges Into Advice Columnists'

5:20pm March 08, 2021

by Nina Totenberg

In an 8-1 vote, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of two former students blocked from expressing religious opinions on campus. But Roberts protested keeping the case alive after the college caved.

Chief Justice John Roberts is positioning the Supreme Court in a way that has both conservatives and liberals complaining and wondering what exactly Roberts is trying to do.

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Fear And Loathing At The Supreme Court — What Is Chief Justice John Roberts Up To?

4:30pm July 08, 2019

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court's nominal leader can make a huge difference — and did this term. But where is he headed and why?

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The Supreme Court has long upheld the right of access to a wide range of judicial proceedings and records.

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Supreme Court Orders Documents Unsealed In Death Penalty Case

11:53am June 24, 2019

The blacked-out material involves the drugs used in an Alabama execution. The release of the material was ordered after a motion filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and NPR.

Amid controversy and criticism from religious groups on the right and left about their decisions in recent death penalty cases, the U.S. Supreme Court's five-man majority is striking back.

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Supreme Court's Conservatives Defend Their Handling Of Death Penalty Cases

10:13am May 14, 2019

by Nina Totenberg

Amid controversy and criticism from religious groups on the right and left about their decisions in recent death penalty cases, the court's five-man majority is striking back.

Los Angeles artist Erik Brunetti, the founder of the streetwear clothing company "FUCT," leaves the Supreme Court after his trademark case was argued on Monday.

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Supreme Court Dances Around The F-Word With Real Potential Financial Consequences

8:38am April 16, 2019

by Nina Totenberg

Is a clothing line called "FUCT" entitled to get trademark protection? The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office said no. Now the Supreme Court must decide.

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Planned Parenthood opened its new headquarters in Washington, D.C., in September. The Supreme Court declined to take up a key case, a big win for the organization.

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Supreme Court Ducks Effort To Defund Planned Parenthood

4:56pm December 10, 2018

by Domenico Montanaro

Two states had tried to block the use of Medicaid money for non-abortion, pregnancy-related health care services at Planned Parenthood. The action is a big win for Planned Parenthood.

President Donald Trump, pictured at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Thursday, continued to rail against the 9th Circuit Court Appeals.

Trump Resumes Spat With Roberts, Calls 9th Circuit 'A Complete & Total Disaster'

12:30pm November 22, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

The president entered day two of a dispute with Chief Justice John Roberts and called the San Francisco-based court of appeals "out of control" and said it "has a horrible reputation."