Kate Shaw

And, you know, it was like measured language came out swinging. It's obviously like, you know, sort of an overstatement, but it is still unusual. The chief justice rarely kind of wades into the political fray in any way other than he issues his opinions. He does like this very, you know, annual year-end report on the state of the federal courts.

And that's basically the way he speaks about the court. And so he was obviously worried enough to speak up. Any response from the Trump administration, from the White House? Trump likes to have the last word, but the fact that he did not respond forcefully to Roberts, I think actually did suggest to me that maybe it landed in some way. Like, I don't know that the White House...

And that's basically the way he speaks about the court. And so he was obviously worried enough to speak up. Any response from the Trump administration, from the White House? Trump likes to have the last word, but the fact that he did not respond forcefully to Roberts, I think actually did suggest to me that maybe it landed in some way. Like, I don't know that the White House...

And that's basically the way he speaks about the court. And so he was obviously worried enough to speak up. Any response from the Trump administration, from the White House? Trump likes to have the last word, but the fact that he did not respond forcefully to Roberts, I think actually did suggest to me that maybe it landed in some way. Like, I don't know that the White House...

wants to antagonize John Roberts, at least, you know, kind of directly and explicitly, at least right now. And in some ways, again, to the sort of earlier point, that does suggest that they are still in some ways, like, you know, dwelling in the land of law. And so, so I think that's important.

wants to antagonize John Roberts, at least, you know, kind of directly and explicitly, at least right now. And in some ways, again, to the sort of earlier point, that does suggest that they are still in some ways, like, you know, dwelling in the land of law. And so, so I think that's important.

wants to antagonize John Roberts, at least, you know, kind of directly and explicitly, at least right now. And in some ways, again, to the sort of earlier point, that does suggest that they are still in some ways, like, you know, dwelling in the land of law. And so, so I think that's important.

Donald Trump, as a matter of fact, appointed Justice Barrett.

Donald Trump, as a matter of fact, appointed Justice Barrett.

Donald Trump, as a matter of fact, appointed Justice Barrett.

I mean, to a certain extent, it makes a lot of sense. So like one thing that comes up all the time with the Supreme Court is that when a president is picking justices, they pick them hoping that they will fall in line based on whatever issues the president cares about right at that moment. Franklin Roosevelt's justices famously were all over the map on issues of race.

I mean, to a certain extent, it makes a lot of sense. So like one thing that comes up all the time with the Supreme Court is that when a president is picking justices, they pick them hoping that they will fall in line based on whatever issues the president cares about right at that moment. Franklin Roosevelt's justices famously were all over the map on issues of race.

I mean, to a certain extent, it makes a lot of sense. So like one thing that comes up all the time with the Supreme Court is that when a president is picking justices, they pick them hoping that they will fall in line based on whatever issues the president cares about right at that moment. Franklin Roosevelt's justices famously were all over the map on issues of race.

So like 20 years after Roosevelt appointed them, you couldn't tell like which Roosevelt justices would be on the right side of segregation and which ones would be on the wrong side of segregation because Roosevelt didn't care about that. What he cared about was the New Deal.

So like 20 years after Roosevelt appointed them, you couldn't tell like which Roosevelt justices would be on the right side of segregation and which ones would be on the wrong side of segregation because Roosevelt didn't care about that. What he cared about was the New Deal.

So like 20 years after Roosevelt appointed them, you couldn't tell like which Roosevelt justices would be on the right side of segregation and which ones would be on the wrong side of segregation because Roosevelt didn't care about that. What he cared about was the New Deal.

And so all of them voted to uphold the New Deal because they were vetted for that. We must begin now to make provision for the future. Chief Justice Roberts was picked because he had really broad, really extreme views about executive power. George W. Bush picked him because what George W. Bush cared about was Guantanamo Bay.

And so all of them voted to uphold the New Deal because they were vetted for that. We must begin now to make provision for the future. Chief Justice Roberts was picked because he had really broad, really extreme views about executive power. George W. Bush picked him because what George W. Bush cared about was Guantanamo Bay.

And so all of them voted to uphold the New Deal because they were vetted for that. We must begin now to make provision for the future. Chief Justice Roberts was picked because he had really broad, really extreme views about executive power. George W. Bush picked him because what George W. Bush cared about was Guantanamo Bay.

And that he wanted to speak with that would uphold his attempt to put suspected terrorists in Guantanamo Bay. And Roberts did vote with George W. Bush on most Guantanamo Bay related questions. Roberts famously broke with the Republican Party on Obamacare. God save the United States and this honorable court.