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Editorial: Roberts asks why trust in the court has plunged. He’s seated among the answers

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts lamented recently that he didn’t “understand” why the court’s legitimacy has been diminished in Americans’ eyes merely because it has issued “opinions people disagree with.” If he really thinks that’s the problem, then, no, he doesn’t understand at all. Any sober assessment of the…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Nation That Never Was review: a new American origin story, from the ashes of the old

Kermit Roosevelt III, descendant of Theodore, sees lessons for today’s divided nation in Reconstruction and the civil rights era

The Guardian - US

Editorial: Doing its job preserves Supreme Court’s legitimacy

The best way for the U.S. Supreme Court to preserve its legitimacy is to ignore public opinion.

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Chief Justice Roberts must face, and fix, public mistrust of Supreme Court

Rather than ask why many Americans now hold a dim view of the Supreme Court, Roberts has closed his ears and downplayed the public’s very valid concerns.

Chicago Sun-Times

Justice Kagan cautions Supreme Court can forfeit legitimacy

Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan is cautioning that courts look political and forfeit legitimacy when they needlessly overturn precedent and decide more than they have to

The Independent UK

John Roberts defends supreme court as Kamala Harris lashes out at Roe ruling

Chief justice warns against linking contentious decisions with court legitimacy as vice-president rebukes ‘activist court’

The Guardian - US

Chief Justice John Roberts defends Supreme Court's legitimacy ahead of new term

“If the court doesn’t retain its legitimate function of interpreting the constitution, I’m not sure who would take up that mantle," Roberts said.

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Chief Justice John Roberts defends the Supreme Court — as people's confidence wavers

After Roe was overturned, polls have shown a sharp drop in approval. Roberts says the court's role should not be called into question just because people disagree with its decisions.

WEKU

Chief Justice John Roberts defends legitimacy of court

Chief Justice John Roberts is defending the authority of the Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution, saying its role should not be called into question just because people disagree with its decisions

The Independent UK

Chief Justice John Roberts to speak at Colorado conference

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is set to make his first public appearance since the court overturned Roe v. Wade, speaking Friday night at a judicial conference in Colorado

The Independent UK

Australian Wool Innovation grabs attention with new international ad campaign

Footage of men and women covered in black oil, and emerging from a swimming pool, are part of a new international ad campaign to sell more wool. Will it work?

ABC News

Noah Feldman: Did Congress really rebuff the Supreme Court on climate rule?

Liberals are understandably delighted that Congress has managed to repudiate the outcome of at least one major case the Supreme Court decided in June. Although it seems certain that no federal legislation will be passed to try to reinstate Roe v. Wade and abortion rights, the Democratic congressional majority has…

Tribune News Service

Drought, pollution, floods: Avon in Devon tells story of UK rivers in distress

A journey down the waterway in an area of outstanding natural beauty highlights troubles facing UK rivers

The Guardian - UK

Reconciliation language shores up EPA clean air authority - Roll Call

The climate, health care and tax bill that became law last week may buttress the EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases.

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The Conversation

The Inflation Reduction Act doesn't get around the Supreme Court's climate ruling in West Virginia v. EPA, but it does strengthen EPA's future abilities

The new Inflation Reduction Act is being justly celebrated as the most significant piece of federal legislation to address the climate crisis to date. It includes about US$370 billion in incentives for everything from solar panels to electric vehicles.

The New Daily

Queen bees saved from certain death as war on hive-destroying varroa mite widens

The varroa mite is a honeybee parasite that kills bees' young and spreads disease and kills the entire hive.The fight to eradicate them is intense

Axios

The most pro-business Supreme Court ever

The Roberts court is more pro-business than any court before it.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Democrats missed their window to pass redistricting reform

“State constitutional bans on gerrymandering in Florida, Ohio, North Carolina, and other states could die, as could independent redistricting commissions in Arizona, California, Michigan and other states,” according to the Brennan Center for Justice.

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Salon

Alito taunts critics of abortion ruling

After writing an opinion striking down Roe, Alito hits out at Boris Johnson, Justin Trudeau and Prince Harry

The Independent UK

Chief Justice John Roberts tried to protect Roe but failed to persuade Supreme Court colleagues, report claims

Draft opinion leak led to renewed sense of urgency among conservatives to issue final opinion before it could face other obstacles

Salon

SCOTUS leak derailed effort to save Roe

Roberts tried to sway Justice Brett Kavanaugh before an unidentified leaker blew up his efforts

Reason

For Legal Conservatives, Six Decades Of Folding, Followed By Sixteen Years To Draw A Full House

On the plus side, we had Rehnquist, Scalia, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett. On the down side, we had Roberts, Souter, Kennedy, O'Connor, Powell, Blackmun, Burger, Stewart, Whittaker, Brennan, and Warren.

The Independent UK

Supreme Court leak probe: So many questions, so few answers

Less than 24 hours after the unprecedented leak of the draft opinion that overturned Roe v_ Wade, Chief Justice John Roberts ordered an investigation into what he called an “egregious breach.”

The Independent UK

Supreme Court move allows Jackson to take part in race case

The Supreme Court has taken a step that will allow new Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman on the court, to take part in a case that could lead to the end of the use of race in college admissions

Birmingham Post

AO founder John Roberts lowers stake in online electricals giant

The company recently called on investors to help it raise an extra £40m

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