Talk:John Roberts
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Conflict of interest issue[edit]
Should the massive amount of money his wife has garnered that has been suggested as being a form of lobbying be included in the article?
The New Republic (https://newrepublic.com/article/167949/supreme-court-corruption-percoco) quotes Roberts as saying
'https://www.milwaukeein'ependent.com/th'm-hartmann/imposing-judicial-co'e-ethics-scotus-protect-wealthy-rightwing-christians/ (quotes Roberts as saying SCOTUS can police itself)
The New York Times, "At the Supreme Court, Ethics Questions Over a Spouse’s Business Ties," January 31, 2023.
The New York Times, "A Charity Tied to the Supreme Court Offers Donors Access to the Justices," January 1, 2023.
Brennan Center for Justice, "Brennan Center Urges Supreme Court Justices to Adopt a Code of Ethics," September 24, 2019.
Kdammers (talk) 19:17, 11 February 2023 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 6 December 2023[edit]
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Write more about his kids and family. such as his parents and wife eeeee 47.220.199.214 (talk) 18:15, 6 December 2023 (UTC)
- Not done: per WP:BLPPRIVACY, WP:BLPNAME EvergreenFir (talk) 18:49, 6 December 2023 (UTC)
Roberts refused the Chief Justice robes[edit]
On the 29 September 2005, John Roberts stated he would not be donning Chief Justice Renquist's robes. These robes had black stripes on either arm around the elbow.
Robert's said at the time he didn't want to be seen as being "above" the other, more-experienced Justices and preferred to be one of several Justices. And so it has continued.
In my opinion, he knew in his heart he could not command nor fulfill the highest position on the court. He doubted his supervisory abilities and did not want to be seen as 'boss of the court.' While he has been comfortable with being a tie breaker, he has never risen to the position for which he was nominated.
This is evident today with the severe ethical lapses on the court. He acts like a church mouse and is happy to not get involved.
I have recognized this flaw in him since September of 2005.
RG Clark, Dallas (talk) 06:30, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 6 June 2024[edit]
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change "...ban could justified on the basis of national security..." to "...ban could be justified on the basis of national security..." Bigfatmidget (talk) 05:34, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
- Done '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk • contribs) 06:18, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
Top of the class[edit]
White whirlwind I would just add that graduating at the top of your class can surely mean either you are ranked first (i.e., with the Fay Diploma), or in the top decile. You are right — there is no source saying that Roberts was ranked first, and no source I've found has specified what exact rank he was. But the source verifies that he was "at the top of his class," and its an accurate reflection to stick to it. I would say that "near the top" also implies that he wasn't "at the top" (i.e., the top decile), and that would be untrue. GuardianH (talk) 21:02, 12 June 2024 (UTC)
- Surely the easiest solution would be to reword to something like "graduated as one of the top students in his class" or "was one of the top students in his class". White Whirlwind 03:30, 13 June 2024 (UTC)
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