The Latest Breaking News from John Roberts

Supreme Court draft ruling rejects abortion rights, Politico says

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision protecting the constitutional right to abortion, according to a draft majority opinion circulated inside the court, Politico reported.

Tribune News Service · May 3, 2022

US Supreme Court says draft opinion on overturning abortion rights is authentic

The head of the Supreme Court on Tuesday confirmed the authenticity of a leaked draft that has fuelled speculation the court is poised to strike down the right to abortion in the United States, in a staggering blow to women's rights.

France 24 · May 3, 2022

AO World crashes as cost of living crisis prompts warning on profits

AO said it could face a ‘material’ hit to profits this year as it delivered lower than expected profits and sales for the 12 months just ended

Evening Standard · Apr 29, 2022

Ginni Thomas texts expose lawless SCOTUS

Chief Justice John Roberts argued the court did not need an ethics code. How's that working out?

Salon · Apr 21, 2022

Clarence Thomas and his wife's text messages highlight missing ethics rules at the Supreme Court

Time and time again, the nation’s highest court has come under fire for failing to manage potentially unethical behavior by its justices.

The Conversation · Apr 21, 2022

Why Democrats, Republicans and GOP Senator Rick Scott are all fighting over his tax proposal

Republican plan calls for millions more to pay income taxes

The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2022

Editorial: Lessons learned from Ketanji Brown Jackson

Lacking any valid reason to reject Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, some Senate Republicans chose an utterly pointless pretext: her refusal to say whether she supports packing the court with more justices, as some of its critics advocate.

Tribune News Service · Apr 9, 2022

My NBC Article on the Confirmation of Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson

It explains why many of the reasons GOP senators gave for opposing Jackson were ridiculous, but also that there is nothing inherently wrong in opposing a qualified "mainstream" nominee based on differences over judicial philosophy.

Reason · Apr 7, 2022

Roberts joins dissent slamming majority

Roberts for the first time joined an opinion criticizing his conservative colleagues for abusing "emergency" cases

Salon · Apr 6, 2022

AO founder donates more than £1m to charity to help young people

John Roberts established AO in 2000 after a £1 bet

Birmingham Post · Apr 6, 2022