A New Theory of John Roberts’s Jurisprudence

Scathing NYT critique exposes John Roberts's fatal mistake

With the shape of a 6-foot-2 potato, President Donald Trump looks nothing like an athlete, says conservative columnist Maureen Dowd. “But in legal terms, the president is an Olympic-class sprinter. He breaks the law so fast that the law is left in his orange dust,” she added.Trump is an outlaw, she said, and the U.S. system was not built for an open outlaw and a felon in the Oval Office.“He zeros in on loopholes in the law and the system that ar…

A New Theory of John Roberts’s Jurisprudence

Elie Mystal In this week’s Elie v. U.S., our justice correspondent explains why he thinks Roberts rules the way he does. Plus: Elie mourns the end of summer—and the world.

What does Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts think he’s doing?

With Trump’s cooptation of the Republican party complete, this week SCOTUS allowed Trump’s illegal White House ballroom construction to continue. What stood out about the 5-4 ruling was the lone right-wing dissenter, Justice Roberts. While not legally binding, dissent can signal instability in the court’s split opinion, can guide lower-courts, or can urge Congress to…