John Roberts: An Unradical Man Leading a Radical Court

John Roberts: An Unradical Man Leading a Radical Court

The membership of the Supreme Court has almost entirely turned over since John G. Roberts Jr., became chief justice. Only Clarence Thomas remains from the group that Roberts joined in 2005. But the transformation of the court goes well beyond its personnel. The original Roberts court was dominated by moderate Republicans (preeminently Anthony Kennedy and Sandra Day O’Connor, but also John Paul Stevens and David Souter), and the justices were, fo…