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... "If you do it cavalierly, overrule precedent just because you think it's wrong, then the whole system begins to suffer," Roberts, who was appointed by former President George W. Bush, said at the Pennsylvania event.

His remarks come as the court faces intense public scrutiny and historically low approval following a series of high-profile rulings that overturned long-standing precedent.

The warning underscores growing concerns about how future decisions -- on issues including abortion rights, affirmative action and election law -- could affect public trust in the court and the stability of U.S. law.

The court's conservative justices have faced pressure and direct criticism from President Donald Trump and his GOP allies for ruling against the administration on tariffs, and speculation that it will do so on "birthright citizenship" as well. ...