Sworn in as the Supreme Court’s chief justice in fall 2005, the George W. Bush appointee pledged to be a neutral umpire who “calls balls and strikes.” Instead, the conservative-dominated Roberts court has systematically “aggrandized its own power and that of the Republican Party.” It dismantled campaign finance laws with 2010’s Citizens United, opening a path for billionaires to buy power; gutted the Voting Rights Act with 2013’s Shelby County; and rolled back women’s rights by overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022. A court that last month empowered federal agents to racially profile and detain anyone they suspect of being in the U.S. illegally—“the Fourth Amendment be damned”—is not one that will defy Trump. SUBSCRIBE & SAVE Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
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Published at: 2025-10-14 21:46:02
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