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John G Roberts Jr

Events (38)

February 13, 1984: Future Supreme Court Justice Says Presidential Papers Should Remain Secret 1984-02-13
May 16, 1984: Future Supreme Court Justice Says President Should Retain Control over National Archives 1984-05-16
September 5, 2005: Rehnquist Dies; Drove Supreme Court Sharply to Right 2005-09-05
September 29, 2005: John Roberts Becomes Supreme Court Chief Justice 2005-09-29
October 3-27, 2005: Miers Nomination to Supreme Court Fails 2005-10-03
October 31, 2005 - February 1, 2006: Alito Becomes Supreme Court Justice; Swings Balance of Court to Right 2005-10-31
June 28, 2006: Supreme Court Upholds Most of Texas’s Controversial Redistricting Map 2006-06-28
June 30, 2006: Supreme Court Rules Existing Guantanamo Military Commissions Are Illegal; Detainees There Have Legal Rights 2006-06-30
June 25, 2007: Supreme Court Exempts ‘Issue Ads’ from Campaign Reform Restrictions 2007-06-25
June 22, 2008: Court Rules Detainees Have Habeas Corpus Rights 2008-06-22
October 27, 2008: Conservative Radio Host Limbaugh Falsely Claims Obama ‘Anti-Constitution’ 2008-10-27
January 20-21, 2009: Barack Obama Begins Term as US President 2009-01-20
March 9, 2009: Supreme Court Narrows Voting Rights Act Provisions 2009-03-09
March 15, 2009: Supreme Court Hears ‘Citizens United’ Campaign Finance Case, Initial Arguments Presented 2009-03-15
June 22, 2009: Supreme Court Dodges Question of Voting Rights Act’s Constitutionality 2009-06-22
June 29, 2009: Supreme Court Says ‘Citizens United’ Electioneering Case to Be Heard in September 2009-06-29
July 16, 2009: Conservative Pundit: ‘Affirmative Action’ Latina Judge Should Not Be Confirmed to US Supreme Court Because America Is ‘a Country Built Basically by White Folks’ 2009-07-16
August 6, 2009: Sotomayor Confirmed as Supreme Court Justice; Will Be Sworn In 2009-08-06
September 9, 2009: Supreme Court Hears Second Round of Arguments in ‘Citizens United,’ Verdict Same as Before 2009-09-09
January 21, 2010: Law Professor: ‘Citizens United’ Decision Moves towards ‘Deregulation of the Electoral Process’ 2010-01-21
January 21, 2010: Olbermann: ‘Citizens United’ Decision Means Corporations Will Own and Operate US Political System 2010-01-21
January 21, 2010: Olbermann: ‘Citizens United’ Decision Means Corporations Will Own and Operate US Political System 2010-01-21
January 21, 2010: In ‘Citizens United’ Case, Supreme Court Finds Corporations Can Spend Unlimited Amounts in Political Campaigns via First Amendment Protections 2010-01-21
March 8, 2010: Chief Justice Complains that Congressional Democrats Cheered Criticisms of ‘Citizens United’ Decision 2010-03-08
April 3, 2010: Dallas Law Student Seeks Restraining Order to Allow Him to Use Violence against Abortion Clinic 2010-04-03
July 7 - August 16, 2010: ’Birther’ Lawyer Appeals Fine to Supreme Court, Appeal Denied; Lawyer Alleges Court Docket Tampered With 2010-08-16
March 2, 2011: Supreme Court Finds Anti-Gay Church’s Protest at Soldier’s Funeral Protected by First Amendment 2011-03-02
June 27, 2011: Supreme Court Limits Public Financing of Elections 2011-06-27
May 14, 2012: Law Professors Unsure of Some of Author’s Claims Regarding Chief Justice’s Machinations in ‘Citizens United’ Decision 2012-05-14
May 14-16, 2012: Retired Justice’s Draft Dissent in ‘Citizens United’ Sealed for 50 Years; Law Professor Urges Release 2012-05-14
May 14, 2012: Author and Reporter: Chief Justice Engineered ‘Citizens United’ to Expressly Invalidate Campaign Finance Law 2012-05-14
May 15-17, 2012: Columnist Attacks Author for Insider Account of ‘Citizens United’ Decision, Expands Attacks to Law Professor, Retired Supreme Court Justice 2012-05-15
May 17, 2012: Columnist Lambasts Author for Insider Account of ‘Citizens United’ Decision 2012-05-17
June 14, 2012: Feingold: Campaign Finance System Shattered by ‘Citizens United,’ up to Court to Repair 2012-06-14
June 27, 2012: Former Senator: Rulings Prove Supreme Court Has Become a ‘Partisan Arm of Corporate America,’ Says Nation in ‘Constitutional Crisis’ 2012-06-27
June-July 1983: Future Chief Justice Advocates Expanded Presidential Powers
October 1983: Future Chief Justice Claims President Has ‘Inherent Authority’ to Deploy US Troops without Congressional Approval
December 2005: Chief Justice Names Cheney Supporter to Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court