The Latest Breaking News from John Roberts

Prepare for McCarthy-era crackdowns on pro-choice protesters

Conservatives and corporate media pundits want to use a Red Scare statute to arrest people demonstrating against the looming anti-abortion victory

The Guardian - US · May 13, 2022

Justices to meet for 1st time since leak of draft Roe ruling

The Supreme Court’s nine justices will gather in private Thursday for their first scheduled meeting since the leak of a draft opinion that would overrule Roe v

The Independent UK · May 11, 2022

For Supreme Court justices, secrecy is part of the job

Supreme Court justices have long prized confidentiality

The Independent UK · May 11, 2022

Supreme Court leak came from the right

Jonathan Chait theorizes that someone who wants the decision banning abortion to stand is responsible for the leak

Salon · May 9, 2022

Pro-Choice Activists Protest Outside Homes of John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh

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Reason · May 9, 2022

Washington Post Reports On More SCOTUS Leaks

I have ten general observations.

Reason · May 8, 2022

After the leaked Roe opinion, Justice Thomas says the Supreme Court can't be bullied

Chief Justice John Roberts, speaking at the same judicial conference as Thomas, called the leak of a draft opinion striking down Roe v. Wade earlier this week "absolutely appalling."

WEKU · May 7, 2022

What GOP-nominated justices said about Roe to Senate panel

In one form or another, every Supreme Court nominee is asked during Senate hearings about his or her views of the landmark abortion rights ruling that has stood for a half century

The Independent UK · May 7, 2022

Justice Alito cancels appearance in wake of abortion opinion leak

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito canceled plans to attend a judicial conference in Tennessee just days after his draft opinion to eliminate the constitutional right to abortion was leaked to the public, according to a law professor at the event.

Tribune News Service · May 6, 2022

Samuel Alito: the abrasive justice taking abortion rights back to the 17th century

The man who wrote the draft supreme court opinion overturning Roe v Wade is known for his quick temper and ‘traditional’ values

The Guardian - US · May 6, 2022