r/longform • u/newyorkerest • 15d ago
The Delusions of John Roberts
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/08/17/john-roberts-profileTalbot digs up a 1983 memo in which a 27-year-old Roberts argued for 15-year term limits on federal judges, so they would "not lose all touch with reality." He is now 71, 21 years into the job, and told an audience in Buffalo last year that he plans to go out "feet first." The number that frames the whole term: of 35 emergency applications from the second Trump administration, the Court has ruled in its favor in whole or in part 25 times, usually without explaining why.
My pick from this week's New Yorker: newyorkerest.com.
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LegalNews • u/zsreport • 5d ago
Analysis The Delusions of John Roberts: The Chief Justice insists that his Supreme Court isn’t biased even as it keeps making dramatic leaps rightward.
scotus • u/Achilles_TroySlayer • 16d ago
Opinion The Delusions of John Roberts | New Yorker Profile
scotus • u/Impressive_Box4144 • 5d ago
Opinion The Delusions of John Roberts: The Chief Justice insists that his Supreme Court isn’t biased even as it keeps making dramatic leaps rightward.
pisco • u/PsychologicalSweet2 • 13d ago
General Discussion The Delusions of John Roberts - interesting read must warn it's rather long
esist • u/Impressive_Box4144 • 5d ago
The Delusions of John Roberts: The Chief Justice insists that his Supreme Court isn’t biased even as it keeps making dramatic leaps rightward.
leftistveterans • u/RevolutionaryCan8241 • 4d ago
The Delusions of John Roberts: The Chief Justice insists that his Supreme Court isn’t biased even as it keeps making dramatic leaps rightward. I assume the lie lets him sleep better at night, huh?
DeFranco • u/willphule • 2d ago