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John Roberts

Supreme Court

Is the Business of the Roberts Court (Still) Business?

My contribution to an interdisciplinary symposium on "Donald J. Trump, the Supreme Court, and American Constitutionalism"

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 6.15.2025 6:21 PM

The justices are seen in front of the U.S. Supreme Court | Illustration: Eddie Marshall | Fred Schilling, Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States | Midjourney

Supreme Court

Is the Supreme Court Really That Divided? The Facts Say No.

Unanimous rulings on discrimination, guns, and religion once again challenge the common media narrative that the Court is hopelessly polarized.

Billy Binion | 6.5.2025 5:21 PM

Supreme Court

Is Justice Barrett "Solidifying Herself as the Swing Justice"?

Claims that Justice Amy Coney Barrett is at the center for the Court are not supported by the data. The truth is more complicated.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 6.1.2025 4:57 PM

Separation of Powers

America First Legal Foundation v. Chief Justice John Roberts

A FOIA lawsuit that seeks executive branch control over the Judicial Conference of the United States and Administrative Office of the United States.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 5.4.2025 5:04 PM

Chief Justice John Roberts | Saul Loeb/UPI/Newscom

Trump Administration

Trump's Judge Bashing Provokes a Rebuke From Chief Justice John Roberts (Again)

"Impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision," Roberts noted after Trump said federal judges who impede his agenda should be fired.

Jacob Sullum | 3.19.2025 3:30 PM

Chief Justice John Roberts | SCOTUS

John Roberts

Chief Justice John Roberts Rightly Condemns Trump's Call to Impeach Judges who Rule Against Him

There is no justification for such impeachment efforts.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 3.18.2025 4:10 PM

Chief Justice John Roberts | SCOTUS

John Roberts

Rights and Wrongs of Chief Justice Roberts' Year-End Report on the Judiciary

Roberts identifies genuine problems, but little in the way of good solutions. He also sometimes overlooks ways in which the Supreme Court is partly responsible for the challenges the judiciary faces.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 1.2.2025 4:50 PM

New York Police Department Counterterrorism officers are seen walking near Times Square in Manhattan, NY, on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. | Cristina Matuozzi/ Sipa USA/Newscom

Terrorism

We Don't Need Terrorism Laws When Murder Is Already Illegal

The government has given itself special powers to deal with crimes that it could already prosecute.

Matthew Petti | 12.19.2024 5:30 PM

Supreme Court

Business and the Roberts Court Revisited

An examination of how Donald Trump's appointments to the Supreme Court have affected business interests.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 10.10.2024 10:22 PM

Kevin Fair | Illustration Lex Villena; Oleksandr Kulik Dreamstime.com; Pacific Legal Foundation

property taxes

This Nebraska Man Almost Lost His Home and All of Its Equity Over a Small Tax Debt. He Just Won in Court.

Kevin Fair fell behind on his property taxes in 2014. The local government eventually gave a private investor the deed to his home.

Billy Binion | 8.27.2024 4:54 PM

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson | Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Newscom

Supreme Court

Ketanji Brown Jackson Joins Conservative Justices in Upending Hundreds of January 6 Cases

Her concurrence is a reminder that the application of criminal law should not be infected by personal animus toward any given defendant.

Billy Binion | 6.28.2024 5:10 PM

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen behind a row of handguns | Illustration: Lex Villena; Patricia Hofmeester

Supreme Court

The Supreme Court Isn't as Radical as You Think

There is a great deal of panic surrounding the "extreme" nature of the current Court. But that is often not based in reality.

Billy Binion | 6.25.2024 4:58 PM

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