http://dir.salon.com/topics/john_roberts/?source=rss&aim=john_roberts en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sun, 31 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT By Frances Kissling Sun, 31 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/31/supreme_court/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/31/supreme_court/index.html?source=rss Not if one is a divorced Latina. Sotomayor would be a positive influence on the court's five male Catholics. By Alex Koppelman Sun, 31 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/26/qotd/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/26/qotd/index.html?source=rss Working in the Reagan White House, John Roberts didn't get why the kids liked this Michael Jackson fellow By Justin Jouvenal Sun, 31 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/11/19/supreme_court/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/11/19/supreme_court/index.html?source=rss 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 Alan Berlow Sun, 31 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/01/02/lethal_injection/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/01/02/lethal_injection/index.html?source=rss 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 Ben Van Heuvelen Sun, 31 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/02/blackwater_bush/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/02/blackwater_bush/index.html?source=rss 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 Alex Koppelman Sun, 31 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/01/22/obama_bible/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/01/22/obama_bible/index.html?source=rss 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 Sun, 31 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/01/21/obama_oath/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/01/21/obama_oath/index.html?source=rss Tuesday, the new president and Chief Justice John Roberts flubbed the swearing-in; Wednesday, they tried again. By Vincent Rossmeier Sun, 31 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/01/21/oath/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/01/21/oath/index.html?source=rss Some constitutional law experts say that Obama should, just to be safe. By Tim Grieve Sun, 31 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/08/02/leahy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/08/02/leahy/index.html?source=rss Patrick Leahy explains why he voted to confirm Chief Justice John Roberts. By Garrett Epps Sun, 31 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/06/29/supreme_court/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/06/29/supreme_court/index.html?source=rss How the Roberts-led Supreme Court is setting the stage for bureaucrats to shape American culture from the top down. By Tim Grieve Sun, 31 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/06/28/sct/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/06/28/sct/index.html?source=rss The highest percentage of 5-4 decisions in a decade, and conservatives win three-quarters of them. By David Puner Sun, 31 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/media/2006/12/06/roberts_black_eye/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/media/2006/12/06/roberts_black_eye/index.html?source=rss Did he borrow his former network's eye logo and put it on his own face? By Will Evans Sun, 31 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/01/31/payne2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/01/31/payne2/index.html?source=rss 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 Lori Leibovich Sun, 31 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/01/24/anti_abortion_rally/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/01/24/anti_abortion_rally/index.html?source=rss They see Roberts, Alito and younger activists as signs of a turning tide against abortion. By Will Evans Sun, 31 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/01/23/payne/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/01/23/payne/index.html?source=rss A federal judge nominated to the U.S. Circuit Court owned stock in corporations involved in lawsuits brought before him. By Michael Scherer Sun, 31 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/10/04/miers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/10/04/miers/index.html?source=rss 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 Sun, 31 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/09/23/roberts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/09/23/roberts/index.html?source=rss Conservatives gloat, senators posture and NPR's Nina Totenberg lobbies to protect her vacation plans as John Roberts' nomination sails through. By Michael Scherer Sun, 31 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/09/14/roberts_day2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/09/14/roberts_day2/index.html?source=rss Day two of the Senate hearings: The baseball metaphors flew, and the nominee for chief justice dodged nearly every question thrown his way. By Dan Noyes Sun, 31 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/09/13/roberts_recusal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/09/13/roberts_recusal/index.html?source=rss 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 Michael Scherer Sun, 31 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/09/13/confirmation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/09/13/confirmation/index.html?source=rss 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 J.J. Helland Sun, 31 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2005/09/12/sunstein/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2005/09/12/sunstein/index.html?source=rss 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 Rebecca Traister Sun, 31 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/08/26/womens_groups/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/08/26/womens_groups/index.html?source=rss Reproductive rights groups rebound and gear up to stop the Roberts nomination. By David Cole Sun, 31 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/07/28/roberts_hamdan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/07/28/roberts_hamdan/index.html?source=rss 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 Farhad Manjoo Sun, 31 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/07/21/whitejudge/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/07/21/whitejudge/index.html?source=rss 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 Katharine Mieszkowski Sun, 31 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/07/20/roberts_dossier/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/07/20/roberts_dossier/index.html?source=rss Everything you need to know about Bush's nominee, before the battle begins.