Tag: Chief Justice John Roberts

[ATL:NOW] Why SCOTUS Ruling on Affirmative Action Is a Victory for Both Black and Asian Students—Kenny Xu, Plaintiff in the Case

“I oppose affirmative action. But I also oppose legacy admissions, I oppose any kind of process or system that tries to degrade us from the principle of merit that our country was built upon. We’re founded upon excellence. That’s what the American dream is….That is a universal Maxim with which we should be striving to.”…


[PREMIERING 8PM ET] Why SCOTUS Ruling on Affirmative Action Is a Victory for Both Black and Asian Students—Kenny Xu, Plaintiff in the Case [ATL:NOW]

“I oppose affirmative action. But I also oppose legacy admissions, I oppose any kind of process or system that tries to degrade us from the principle of merit that our country was built upon. We’re founded upon excellence. That’s what the American dream is….That is a universal Maxim with which we should be striving to.”…


Chief Justice Roberts Says the Supreme Court Is Trying to Address Court Ethics

The Supreme Court is working on addressing concerns about justices’ ethics, Chief Justice John Roberts told a gathering of lawyers in the nation’s capital on May 23 in a 15-minute speech that was short on specifics. Roberts’s comments came at a dinner at the National Building Museum that was hosted by the American Law Institute….


End of Year Report by Chief Justice Roberts Says Judges’ Security Should Be a Priority

After a difficult 2022 at the Supreme Court, Chief Justice John Roberts said in an annual report that the personal security of judges needs to be a priority. “The law requires every judge to swear an oath to perform his or her work without fear or favor, but we must support judges by ensuring their…


Judges’ Security Should Be Priority, Chief Justice Roberts Says in End-of-Year Report

After a difficult 2022 at the Supreme Court, Chief Justice John Roberts said in an annual report that the personal security of judges needs to be a priority. “The law requires every judge to swear an oath to perform his or her work without fear or favor, but we must support judges by ensuring their…


Supreme Court Pauses Expiration of Title 42

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to pause the expiration of Title 42 after 19 states filed an emergency application for a stay. Chief Justice John Roberts has temporarily stayed a lower court’s decision that would lift Title 42 on Wednesday. He called for an “administrative stay” that puts the order on hold while the…


No Police Visible Outside Homes of Justices Roberts and Kavanaugh

MARYLAND—At least two Supreme Court justices still have no visible police protection outside their homes, even after threats of additional protests. On May 9, more than 100 protesters marched and demonstrated outside the residences of Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Chief Justice John Roberts, and Justice Samuel Alito. They chanted slogans including “Abort the Court.” The protests…


The Potential Reversal of Roe v. Wade Precedent by US Supreme Court

Commentary The story about the leaking of a draft opinion, which purports to reverse the Roe v. Wade decision, is met with great disbelief in the United States. Justice Samuel Alito writes in his decision that “Roe was egregiously wrong from the start,” and “We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled.” In the document, labelled as the “Opinion of…


Pro-Abortion Activists Target Homes of Justices Kavanaugh and Roberts

Around 100 pro-abortion activists took their protests to the homes of two conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justices on Saturday night in the aftermath of a leaked draft opinion, according to which the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling is set to be overturned. Protests kicked off from a local café at Chevy Chase, and protestors…


Pro-Abortion Activists Target Homes of Justices Kavanaugh, Roberts

About 100 pro-abortion activists took their protests to the homes of two conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on May 7 in the aftermath of a leaked draft opinion that indicates the high court is set to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling. The demonstrations began at a café in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and protestors…