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turbinetree

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Mon May 12, 2025, 07:58 PM May 12

'People have a misunderstanding': Justice John Roberts downplays overturning landmark case [View all]

By David Edwards
Published May 12, 2025 5:00 PM ET

John Roberts, chief justice of the Supreme Court, downplayed the overturning of landmark decisions like the Roe v. Wadeabortion rights ruling during his tenure.

While speaking Monday at Georgetown University Law Center, Roberts insisted that his court had overturned far fewer precedents than previous courts.

"The Warren Court, I think, overruled an average of 3.2 cases a year," Roberts noted. "The last I looked, the current court's average was 1.8. So the perspective of, you know, how many cases are being overruled and all that, I think people, I think people have a misunderstanding about how much the current court is overruling precedent."

https://www.rawstory.com/john-roberts-2671938858/

No............. Johnny can I call you Johnny....................you gave a pass to a person that committed and violated the Espionage act...............and your court jerk-off gutted the voting rights act................you have no clue what the Warren Court did for you............. none...........all you do is gaslight for your ineptitude to the Constitution............you also gave a person immunity ..................from treason of the Constitution............but when it comes to human rights lets say the voting rights act again...............your all in on gutting that right have you read a book by Ian Milhiser called Injustices...........maybe you should read it and then get back to us..............here I will even give you a link.........................

https://www.americanprogress.org/events/injustices-the-supreme-courts-history-of-comforting-the-comfortable-and-afflicting-the-afflicted/

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I am not misunderstanding the fact that Roberts is a traitor and rat bastard. Irish_Dem May 12 #1
He didn't take Irish adoption laws seriously. No reason to expect him to be any better with our laws. Attilatheblond May 12 #6
Thank you for bringing this up musette_sf May 12 #7
You're welcome. I've been pounding this issue for years, to no avail Attilatheblond May 12 #9
I understand perfectly thank you senseandsensibility May 12 #2
He and his conservative maga cohorts have been involved in numerous B.See May 12 #13
Because counting cases without regard for their significance best way to measure justice. unblock May 12 #3
John Roberts, listen up women are dying because of this decision MagickMuffin May 12 #4
Oh la di da, we don't overturn that many. No big deal. Diamond_Dog May 12 #5
Down grading women to sperm servants Johonny May 12 #8
Yet there are some who blame democrats SocialDemocrat61 May 12 #10
what a tolal fucking tone deaf clueless ASSHOLE Skittles May 12 #11
If I had the money mnhtnbb May 13 #15
No we don't have a misunderstanding and you must think we are stupid vapor2 May 12 #12
Roberts is condescending to us; he thinks we are all stupid. No sir, we are not. Hekate May 13 #14
Does Roberts understand that if & when his appeasement of Trump is complete, elocs May 13 #16
It is about what has been over-turned, not how many? kentuck May 13 #17
When Justice Roberts can cite another Supreme Court which has taken rights away... Morbius May 13 #18
Well since the Constitution has been invalidated on his watch why does he even... NNadir May 13 #19
Its too late for that Ruby the Liberal May 13 #20
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