• Pence Says Chief Justice John Roberts is a ‘Disappointment to Conservatives’

    Pence Says Chief Justice John Roberts is a ‘Disappointment to Conservatives’

    Vice President Mike Pence said Supreme Court chief justice John Roberts is “a disappointment to conservatives” and a reminder of the importance of the upcoming election in determining the future makeup of the Court in a new interview. “We have great respect for the institution of the Supreme Court of the United States, but chief …
  • Conservative Justices Declined to Take Up Second Amendment Case after Roberts Signaled He Would Side with Liberals: Report

    Conservative Justices Declined to Take Up Second Amendment Case after Roberts Signaled He Would Side with Liberals: Report

    The conservative wing of the Supreme Court reportedly declined to take up a case dealing with Second Amendment rights after Chief Justice John Roberts indicated that he would vote with the court’s liberal justices. In June, the justices rejected petitions from 10 challenges relating to state restrictions on firearms after Roberts signaled he would not …
  • SCOTUS Blocks Trump’s Attempt to End DACA

    SCOTUS Blocks Trump’s Attempt to End DACA

    The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration’s attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is “arbitrary and capricious” and cannot proceed. Chief Justice John Roberts, joined by the four liberal judges, ruled that Trump’s decision to rescind DACA violated the Administrative Procedure Act. DACA, which was instituted in 2012 by …