The Latest Breaking News from John Roberts

Oral Argument Indicates Property Rights Likely to Prevail in Supreme Court Home Equity Theft Takings Case

The decision may even be unanimous.

Reason · Apr 27, 2023

Supreme Court seems to tilt strongly toward grandmother in property rights case

The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard its last scheduled argument of the term — a case brought by a 94-year-old grandmother in Minneapolis whose condo was seized for failure to pay property taxes.

WEKU · Apr 26, 2023

Roberts refuses to testify before Senate

Dems said the hearing will go on with or without the participation of Roberts or the other justices

Salon · Apr 26, 2023

Chief Justice John Roberts declines to appear at Senate judiciary hearing

After reports of ties between Justice Clarence Thomas and a Republican donor, the Senate invited Roberts to testify about judicial ethics

The Guardian - US · Apr 26, 2023

Roberts declines Senate request to testify on court ethics

Chief Justice John Roberts has declined a request from the Senate Judiciary Committee to testify at a hearing next week on ethical standards at the court, instead providing the panel with a statement of ethics reaffirmed by the court’s justices

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023

Chief Justice Roberts declines to testify before Senate panel

The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing to examine proposals to hold Supreme Court justices to the same ethical standards as the rest of the federal judiciary.

WEKU · Apr 25, 2023

A reasonable supreme court? Hardly. Don’t be fooled by this extremist establishment

Recent stay on the abortion pill ban is a contest between conservative institutionalists and ideologues on the court

The Guardian - US · Apr 25, 2023

Durbin must invite Clarence Thomas to testify about gifts, free travel from Harlan Crow

If Thomas doesn’t show up to testify to the Senate Judiciary Committee about his ties to the Republican billionaire Crow, make the declination part of the rapidly growing record against the Supreme Court justice.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 25, 2023

Senator calls on Republican mega-donor to explain Clarence Thomas gifts

Senate finance chair Ron Wyden demands Harlan Crow end ‘unacceptable’ secrecy over dealings with supreme court justice

The Guardian - US · Apr 24, 2023

Supreme court justices believe they are exempt from rules, top Democrat says

Judiciary chair Dick Durbin seeks testimony from chief justice amid scandal over gifts to Clarence Thomas

The Guardian - US · Apr 23, 2023