Is the Roberts Court Hyperopic or Willfully Blind?

John Roberts has a much more powerful master than Trump: expert

As the Supreme Court issued a slew of decisions before its summer recess, a legal expert sounded the alarm on how corporate influence prevailed in swaying the latest decisions.Led by Chief Justice John Roberts, the Supreme Court has ruled in favor of President Donald Trump 84 percent of the time, according to analysis from legal watchdog Court Accountability, and when it doesn’t side with Trump, the court sides with corporate interests on Wall S…

Is the Roberts court hyperopic or willfully blind?

Please note that SCOTUS Outside Opinions constitute the views of outside contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff.Speaking at a Federalist Society event the day the Supreme Court wrapped up its latest term, attorney Kannon Shanmugam described an “emerging theme” in the case results. “On issues of . . . broader significance,” the head of Davis Polk’s Supreme Court and appellate practice group said, “the,…

John Roberts Again Undermines SCOTUS Legitimacy

In one ruling, SCOTUS affirmed the president's power to fire independent agency officials. On the same day, it invented a fourth branch of government to protect the Fed.

John Roberts just invented a fantasy game —and he knows it

While driving home on June 30, my head nearly exploded as I listened to the evening news. Reporting on a raft of last-minute decisions passed by the Supreme Court in advance of the summer holidays, the SCOTUS correspondent explained that certain contra-Trump statutes barely managed to hold on for dear life while a more substantial pile of pro-Trump agenda items flew through with room to spare. It was the “you win some, you lose some” tone of the…

Killing Trust: The Parlor Games of John Roberts’ Court

The Roberts' Court has invented a game called the Unitary Executive Theory that pretends that handing more power to one person isn't dangerous.