Melissa Murray

However, I will also note that John Roberts has also written the decisions that have done more to erode democracy and democratic institutions in this country. He wrote the majority opinion in Ruscio versus common cause, which essentially blessed partisan gerrymandering and said that there's no role for federal courts to play in policing partisan gerrymandering.

However, I will also note that John Roberts has also written the decisions that have done more to erode democracy and democratic institutions in this country. He wrote the majority opinion in Ruscio versus common cause, which essentially blessed partisan gerrymandering and said that there's no role for federal courts to play in policing partisan gerrymandering.

And obviously he wrote the majority decision in the immunity case that effectively allowed Donald Trump a get out of jail free card and also a license to crime as president and any future president who feels like emulating that model. So I think before July, I might've said John Roberts. Now I think it's basically a toss up. Justice Barrett, I think, occasionally shows flashes of independence.

And obviously he wrote the majority decision in the immunity case that effectively allowed Donald Trump a get out of jail free card and also a license to crime as president and any future president who feels like emulating that model. So I think before July, I might've said John Roberts. Now I think it's basically a toss up. Justice Barrett, I think, occasionally shows flashes of independence.

And obviously he wrote the majority decision in the immunity case that effectively allowed Donald Trump a get out of jail free card and also a license to crime as president and any future president who feels like emulating that model. So I think before July, I might've said John Roberts. Now I think it's basically a toss up. Justice Barrett, I think, occasionally shows flashes of independence.

I don't know if that's a sustained thing. I mean, I think she is a conservative. She's a former law professor. And maybe that means she's not just principled as a conservative, but like sort of kind of philosophical about her conservative priors and principles. She's not, maybe she's not purely ideological. I don't know.

I don't know if that's a sustained thing. I mean, I think she is a conservative. She's a former law professor. And maybe that means she's not just principled as a conservative, but like sort of kind of philosophical about her conservative priors and principles. She's not, maybe she's not purely ideological. I don't know.

I don't know if that's a sustained thing. I mean, I think she is a conservative. She's a former law professor. And maybe that means she's not just principled as a conservative, but like sort of kind of philosophical about her conservative priors and principles. She's not, maybe she's not purely ideological. I don't know.

I mean, I think it's a little early to make broad judgments like that about her as a justice. So I'm watching, but I think in this moment, it's kind of a toss up between her and the chief justice as who will stand in the breach. I don't think it's the other four at all.

I mean, I think it's a little early to make broad judgments like that about her as a justice. So I'm watching, but I think in this moment, it's kind of a toss up between her and the chief justice as who will stand in the breach. I don't think it's the other four at all.

I mean, I think it's a little early to make broad judgments like that about her as a justice. So I'm watching, but I think in this moment, it's kind of a toss up between her and the chief justice as who will stand in the breach. I don't think it's the other four at all.

Only if the chief justice is in the mix too.

Only if the chief justice is in the mix too.

Only if the chief justice is in the mix too.

If the chief justice is in the mix. Yeah.

If the chief justice is in the mix. Yeah.

If the chief justice is in the mix. Yeah.

I think he'll go with that.

I think he'll go with that.

I think he'll go with that.