US supreme court justices not ‘political’, John Roberts says amid backlash
Summary
Chief Justice John Roberts said Supreme Court judges are not political and do not make decisions based on personal views but on the law. He spoke after controversy over recent court rulings that affected voting rights and benefited President Donald Trump and his allies.Key Facts
- Roberts said people wrongly see the court as making policy decisions, but it only applies the law.
- He claimed the Supreme Court is not part of the political process, even when decisions are unpopular.
- The court recently weakened the Voting Rights Act, allowing some states to redraw maps reducing Black lawmakers’ chances of election.
- The court has a conservative majority, with six justices appointed mostly by Republican presidents.
- The court has used a fast-track process called the “shadow docket” to temporarily stop lower court decisions against Trump’s policies.
- It overturned the constitutional right to abortion and gave some protections to presidents for official actions.
- Some justices, including Biden appointee Ketanji Brown Jackson, have publicly disagreed with conservative rulings.
- Justice Samuel Alito criticized Jackson’s dissent, calling it baseless and insulting.
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