Posted on 07/01/2018 4:34:41 AM PDT by GonzoII
WASHINGTON – Chief Justice John Roberts is the Supreme Court’s new man in the middle — but the middle may have moved well to the right.
The retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy means Roberts probably will be the conservative justice closest to the court’s four liberals, allowing him to control where the panel comes down in some of its most contentious cases.
Roberts will be the justice who determines “how far they go and how fast they go,” said Washington lawyer John Elwood.
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What WAS he being blackmailed for?
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