Recent reporting reveals Chief Justice John Roberts has entirely thrown off the veneer of being willing to moderate extremists on the Supreme Court. His opinions in multiple cases related to the January 6 insurrection have been alarming, and he’s refused to push two ethically conflicted justices — Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito — to recuse themselves from cases.
And by granting presidents nearly unfettered immunity to commit crimes, he has turned his back on the foundational American principle that no one is above the law. His unmasking takes with it any realistic hope that the Supreme Court will move to the center this new term instead of continuing to advance a right-wing political agenda.
The above excerpt was originally published in DC Journal.
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