John Roberts
John Roberts
John Glover Roberts Jr.is the 17th and current Chief Justice of the United States. He took his seat on September 29, 2005, having been nominated by President George W. Bush after the death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist. He has been described as having a conservative judicial philosophy in his jurisprudence...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJudge
Date of Birth27 January 1955
CountryUnited States of America
area consistency court efforts
That is an area in which I think the court can redouble its efforts to try to come to some consistency in its approach.
precedent settled
It is settled as a precedent of the court,
appointed court predicted presidents tend
It's an old story that the appointees - once they're on the court - they tend to go their own way. And it's not always the way that the Presidents who appointed them predicted would be the case.
central holding roe
It reaffirmed the central holding in Roe v. Wade.
guard people player point
It's not just the point guard -- it's every player on the floor. It's people cutting, getting to the baseline.
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The bond market's behaving like the world has come to an end,
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The bill of rights remains the same, and the obligation of the Court to protect those basic liberties in times of peace and in times of war and in times of stress and in times of calm, that doesn't change,
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Students and faculty are free to associate to voice their disapproval of the military's message.
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It?s just about impossible to be in office and not do it.
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They like to switch defenses a lot. They also look like a good 3-point shooting team, so we will need to do a good job of guarding the perimeter.
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allows the judge to incorporate his or her own personal preferences, cloak them with the authority of precedent -- because they're finding precedent in foreign law -- and use that to determine the meaning of the Constitution.
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It's a sad day for us, ... Our country has lost a remarkable public servant, and my family and I have lost a very dear friend.
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It's one of those things I think is difficult to put yourself in that position and say, well, with any degree of confidence, if I were suffering and confronting the end of life, this is what I would want to do,
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It was my job to articulate the administration policy,