The front page of today's New York Times blares the headline "How Roberts Shaped Trump's Supreme Court Winning Streak." The piece by Jodi Kantor and Adam Liptak delivers on providing the inside scoop of the three Trump cases: Trump v. Anderson, Fischer v. United States, and Trump v. United States. Like with Joan Biskupic's reporting (1, 2, 3, 4), much of what Kantor and Liptak report can be deduced from the opinion assignments and the final work product. But the Times offers some new insights that could not be inferred. Indeed, it seems clear that they have several high-ranking sources. Though, I will place one note at the outset: they offer inside information about eight of the nine Justices. But there is nothing about the thinking of Justice Kagan. Her fingerprints are wiped clean–like with a cloth.
