Chief Justice John Roberts's tag archives

NYT Editorial on First Amendment Freedoms Deserves Praise and Recognition

In anticipation of major court cases that could cut against the Obama Administration, the NYT has been targeting Chief Justice John Roberts and other right leaning members. However, its editorial in defense of First Amendment freedoms rightly credits the Chief Justice checking congressional excesses and deserves special praise... Just a few days after a running a front page piece that essentially fixed a bull’s-eye around Chief Justice John Roberts and other more conservative members of the U...

U.S. Supreme Court’s Conservatism is Greatly Overstated in Front Page NYT Report

Thanks  in no small part to President George W. Bush's successful nominations, the U.S. Supreme Court is perhaps the most conservative in history a front page report in The New York Times declares. In reality, this claim is greatly overstated despite recent rulings. The key swing vote is highly unpredictable and quite left-leaning. Moreover, the more conservative members could retire in short order opening the way for another Obama pick... Although the U.S. Supreme Court under Chief Justice J...