Read more John Roberts stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/299/john-roberts.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 19:09:50 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73807/now-pitching-for-the-court-chief-justice-roberts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOn the heels of Supreme Court justice bobblehead dolls comes, of course, baseball trading cards. The first depicts Chief Justice John Roberts as the pitcher in the stance of famed fellow Indiana native Mordecai “3 Fingers” Brown, with legal stats on the reverse. Why? “First, it's fun,” creator Ross Davies,...http://www.newser.com/story/73807/now-pitching-for-the-court-chief-justice-roberts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 13:46:48 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71085/justices-cite-free-speech-in-animal-abuse-videos.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Supreme Court seems likely to back an appellate court ruling that said depictions of animal cruelty are protected as free speech by the First Amendment. In arguments today, the justices considered the case of a man convicted of selling dogfighting videos under a 1999 law that equates videos of...http://www.newser.com/story/71085/justices-cite-free-speech-in-animal-abuse-videos.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 06 Oct 2009 16:00:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68619/justices-prepare-for-newest-family-member.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen Sonia Sotomayor takes the bench for the first time next week, the Supreme Court will never be the same—as justice after justice tells C-Span in a rare interview program, each new member transforms the court's composition. John Roberts says that he looks at the bench "like people look...http://www.newser.com/story/68619/justices-prepare-for-newest-family-member.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 04 Sep 2009 7:32:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65516/gop-looks-tacky-in-vote-on-sotomayor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSenate Republicans locked arms against Sonia Sotomayor yesterday … or would have, if they’d bothered to stay for the Judiciary Committee’s vote. Instead, half ducked out, leaving Jeff Sessions to repeat “No by proxy,” over and over, writes Dana Milbank in the Washington Post . It was an ugly display of...http://www.newser.com/story/65516/gop-looks-tacky-in-vote-on-sotomayor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Jul 2009 8:56:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63146/roberts-court-takes-narrow-path-to-the-right.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Supreme Court shifted further to the right in its 2008-09 term, ended yesterday, particularly on issues of civil rights and environmental protection. As USA Today reports, the conservative bloc led by John Roberts used several rulings to set tougher standards for individuals bringing suit, and it offered narrower opinions...http://www.newser.com/story/63146/roberts-court-takes-narrow-path-to-the-right.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Jun 2009 6:28:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63127/souter-says-goodbye-to-supreme-court.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDavid Souter bid farewell to the Supreme Court today, but not before taking a moment to reflect on the rewarding bonds forged between him and his fellow justices, the AP reports. Though he will leave the court, Souter told his colleagues in an open letter that he would not “retire...http://www.newser.com/story/63127/souter-says-goodbye-to-supreme-court.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 29 Jun 2009 14:13:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63064/roberts-labors-to-bring-divided-court-together.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJohn Roberts told the Senate in 2005 that the Supreme Court was too polarized, and as chief justice he promised to encourage harmony between the court's left and right blocs. Last week he delivered, with two 8-1 decisions on the Voting Rights Act and the strip-search of a 13-year-old girl....http://www.newser.com/story/63064/roberts-labors-to-bring-divided-court-together.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 29 Jun 2009 7:35:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62225/convicts-dont-have-right-to-test-dna-supreme-court.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Supreme Court said today that convicts have no constitutional right to test DNA evidence in hopes of proving their innocence long after they were found guilty of a crime. The court ruled 5-4, with the conservative justices in the majority, against William Osborne, an Alaska man convicted in a...http://www.newser.com/story/62225/convicts-dont-have-right-to-test-dna-supreme-court.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 18 Jun 2009 9:54:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60363/sotomayor-has-wide-support-poll.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNearly half of Americans consider Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court an "excellent" or "good" development, while just 13% judge her a "poor" choice, a Gallup poll finds. Respondents split along party lines, with 28% of Republicans and just 1% of Democrats deeming the nomination a poor call, the...http://www.newser.com/story/60363/sotomayor-has-wide-support-poll.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 28 May 2009 13:47:01 CDT