Chief Justice John Roberts Stresses Judicial Independence

Thursday, May 08, 2025

"The judiciary is a coequal branch of government, separate from the others with the authority to interpret the Constitution as law, and strike down, obviously, acts of Congress or acts of the president," [Chief Justice John] Roberts said at an event in his native Buffalo, New York.

Posted by Corky at 03:31 PM | 13 COMMENTS | permalink

"That innovation doesn't work if the judiciary is not independent." (By @crgibs.bsky.social)

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-- alternet.org (@alternet.org) May 7, 2025 at 10:04 PM

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Hmmm.... Independent Loyalty. Wonder how that werks?

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-05-08 12:06 AM

Chief Justice John Roberts Stresses Judicial Independence

And then rubberstamps whatever idiot legal theory Hair Furor/the GOP puts in front of SCOTUS.

#2 | Posted by censored at 2025-05-08 09:50 AM

Should have thought about that before declaring presidential immunity for crimes including treason

#3 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-05-08 10:49 AM

The Roberts Court legacy is a legacy of complete capitulation by the judiciary.

I bet he wishes Harriet Miers had gotten the job!

#4 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-08 02:17 PM

berts demonstrated what he is in Bush v Gore, nothing has changed, He is, was and always will be a partisan hack in a black robe,

#5 | Posted by danni at 2025-05-08 05:14 PM

Independent eh? They going to give up their government paychecks?

#6 | Posted by THEBULL at 2025-05-08 06:22 PM

Did he take trump's dick out of his mouth when he said that?

#7 | Posted by northguy3 at 2025-05-08 06:58 PM

Yeah, you and half the effin country!

#8 | Posted by horstngraben at 2025-05-08 08:16 PM

Too bad Democrats have never learned anything about DOJ/Judicial independence.

#9 | Posted by Robson at 2025-05-08 08:16 PM

Yes wonder where the independence and integrity of some of the supremes is... then remember how they got there...

#10 | Posted by South_American at 2025-05-08 09:50 PM

It's a little late in the game for Robers to try to back away from being a sycophantic co-conspirator in King Trump's plan.

Doesn't Roberts know that Sean Hannity (another FOX News presenter) has been waiting patiently in the wings for his turn at the top of Trump's uninhibited wave of demolition across the country.

#11 | Posted by Twinpac at 2025-05-09 06:15 AM

Independent eh? They going to give up their government paychecks?

#6 | Posted by THEBULL

Why does MAGA insist on being ignorant piles of s(*&?

Is subservience to one all-powerful POTUS really in line with "small government conservatism"? Or is "small government conservatism" the bulls*&^ we always new it was?

#12 | Posted by jpw at 2025-05-09 12:15 PM

Too bad Democrats have never learned anything about DOJ/Judicial independence.

#9 | POSTED BY ROBSON

Yeah that's why judges have blocked over 200 of Trumpy's insane policy ideas. Because democrats have never learned anything.

Idiot.

#13 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-05-09 01:22 PM

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