Government
Sep. 11, 2007
In Roberts' Tenure, Peace and Love Didn't Last
When the dust settled at the end of the U.S. Supreme Court's term in June, the court was more divided than it had been in more than a decade, with the justices sparring on issues big and small — including abortion, race, campaign finance and pay discrimination. So what happened to the push for consensus vowed by Chief Justice John Roberts when he was first appointed to the high court?
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - From the peaceful honeymoon months of 2005 to the bitter ideological clashes that defined last term, the first two years of the John Roberts-led Supreme Court are a story of contrasts.
Praising the virtues of modesty and judicial restraint, Roberts assumed the role of chief justice with a stated goal of bringing more consensu...
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