John Roberts

Are six Catholics too many for the Supreme Court? Are six Catholics too many for the Supreme Court?

Not if one is a divorced Latina. Sotomayor would be a positive influence on the court's five male Catholics.
By Frances Kissling May 31, 2009

  • Quote of the day

    Working in the Reagan White House, John Roberts didn't get why the kids liked this Michael Jackson fellow
    By Alex Koppelman June 26, 2009

  • Ten picks for Obama's Supreme Court

    With as many as three justices expected to retire, Obama may have the opportunity to reshape the conservative-leaning court. Our experts eye the candidates.
    By Justin Jouvenal November 19, 2008

  • Who would Antonin Scalia torture?

    Next week, when the Supreme Court hears a case challenging the use of lethal injections, we may learn more about the legal limits to state-sanctioned pain.
    By Alan Berlow January 2, 2008

  • The Bush administration's ties to Blackwater

    Blamed in the deaths of Iraqi civilians, the private security firm has long ties to the White House and prominent Republicans, including Ken Starr.
    By Ben Van Heuvelen October 2, 2007

  • But where was the Bible?

    The second time around, Barack Obama didn't take the oath of office on a Bible; now some on the right are trying to stir up controversy.
    By Alex Koppelman January 22, 2009

  • Obama re-takes oath of office

    Tuesday, the new president and Chief Justice John Roberts flubbed the swearing-in; Wednesday, they tried again.
    By Alex Koppelman January 21, 2009

  • Should Obama retake the oath?

    Some constitutional law experts say that Obama should, just to be safe.
    By Vincent Rossmeier January 21, 2009

  • It's a world of constant surprises

    Patrick Leahy explains why he voted to confirm Chief Justice John Roberts.
    By Tim Grieve August 2, 2007

  • Free speech for the rich and powerful

    How the Roberts-led Supreme Court is setting the stage for bureaucrats to shape American culture from the top down.
    By Garrett Epps June 29, 2007

  • The Supreme Court slams right, but Scalia wants more

    The highest percentage of 5-4 decisions in a decade, and conservatives win three-quarters of them.
    By Tim Grieve June 28, 2007

  • Roberts' shiner?

    Did he borrow his former network's eye logo and put it on his own face?
    By David Puner December 6, 2006

  • Bush judge under ethics cloud

    James H. Payne broke the law by ruling on corporations in which he held financial interests. Now Bush's nominee to the nation's second-highest court has the Senate and a top judge on his case.
    By Will Evans January 31, 2006

  • Antiabortion activists mark Roe anniversary

    They see Roberts, Alito and younger activists as signs of a turning tide against abortion.
    By Lori Leibovich January 24, 2006

  • Bush nominee broke law

    A federal judge nominated to the U.S. Circuit Court owned stock in corporations involved in lawsuits brought before him.
    By Will Evans January 23, 2006

  • Spoiling the party

    Bush's nomination of Harriet Miers, a loyalist with a mediocre résumé and no legal track record, leaves the left cautious -- and the right furious.
    By Michael Scherer October 4, 2005

  • Get his robes ready

    Conservatives gloat, senators posture and NPR's Nina Totenberg lobbies to protect her vacation plans as John Roberts' nomination sails through.
    By Michael Scherer September 23, 2005

  • John Roberts' favorite pastime

    Day two of the Senate hearings: The baseball metaphors flew, and the nominee for chief justice dodged nearly every question thrown his way.
    By Michael Scherer September 14, 2005

  • The moneyed scales of justice?

    John Roberts' ties to corporate America, and his potential for conflicts of interest, would be unprecedented for a sitting justice. Will the Senate notice?
    By Dan Noyes September 13, 2005

  • Roberts' rules of order

    The first day of John Roberts' confirmation hearings played as expected, with senators posturing, Judge Roberts saying nothing, and a pro-life activist dressed as Betsy Ross setting off a metal detector.
    By Michael Scherer September 13, 2005

  • Courting disaster

    Legal scholar Cass Sunstein explains the dangers of "fundamentalist" judges on the Supreme Court, why conservatives should fear right-wing radicals as much as liberals, and what went wrong with Roe v. Wade.
    By J.J. Helland September 12, 2005

  • The comeback

    Reproductive rights groups rebound and gear up to stop the Roberts nomination.
    By Rebecca Traister August 26, 2005

  • On Bush's bench?

    Supporters argue John Roberts will be committed to judicial restraint. But in his Guantanamo ruling, he gave Bush virtually unlimited powers in the war on terror. This is restraint?
    By David Cole July 28, 2005

  • Not another white man!

    Bush's Roberts pick leaves the high court -- which symbolically represents an entire branch of the federal government -- with only one woman and one racial minority. That's absurd and wrong.
    By Farhad Manjoo July 21, 2005

  • The John Roberts dossier

    Everything you need to know about Bush's nominee, before the battle begins.
    By Katharine Mieszkowski July 20, 2005
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