chief justice john roberts

SCOTUS Chief Justice John Roberts has not been the neutral umpire or cautionary 5th vote that he sold himself to be when campaigning for the position.  Instead, he has always sided with the conservatives against the liberal wing of SCOTUS.  And he has repaid the Bush Adminis

On initial viewing the ruling in Baze v. Rees is simple--7 Justices upholding Kentucky's lethal injection protocols and 2 Justices dissenting that ruling. Underneath that count is a splintered court that produced a separate concurring opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens.

They are as follows

Simplicity is praised and inner thoughts revealed by the nation's Supreme Court Justices in a series of video interviews which have been made available on the internet.

The growing popularity of those videos and the comments made on them were featured in a recent article from Law.com (click here for their story). Some samples:

Clarence Thomas finally asked a question in oral arguments after 142 cases of remaining silent:

Hardly a case goes by without eight justices peppering lawyers with questions. Oral arguments offer justices the chance to resolve nagging doubts about a case, probe its weaknesses or make a point to their colleagues.

From the Wall Street Journal:

More recently, Mr. McCain has told conservatives he would be happy to appoint the likes of Chief Justice John Roberts to the Supreme Court. But he indicated he might draw the line on a Samuel Alito, because “he wore his conservatism on his sleeve.”