Funviralpark But Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. chose not to address these and other controversies in his annual Year-End Report on Federal Justice, released Saturday. Instead, he focused on the judicial past high point — to implement school desegregation at Central High School in Little Rock after his landmark 1954 judgment of the Supreme Court. is a federal district judge’s effort. Brown v. Board of Education.
“The law requires all judges to take an oath to perform their duties without fear or favor,” Roberts wrote in the nine-page report. “The justice system cannot and should not live in fear. will teach you.”
Roberts thanked Congress for recently passing the Daniel Anderle Judicial Safety and Privacy Act, named after the son of New Jersey District Court Judge Esther Salas. was murdered when he answered the door of his home.
The law allows judges to protect certain personal information about themselves and their family members on the Internet, such as their home address, some financial information, and their spouse’s employment details. With the exception of media coverage, some transparency groups are concerned that broad interpretations of the law could undermine surveillance efforts.
Roberts also states that “U.S. Marshals, law enforcement officers, Federal Protection Service officers, Supreme Court police officers, and their partners” should “ensure that judges will be able to sit in court and serve the public for the next year and beyond.” We are working to make sure that
That’s pretty much what Roberts said about the present in his 18th report. The Chief Justice and other conservative members of the court have seen protesters outside their homes since the draft opinion leaked in May. Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organizationthe majority of the courts were overturned Roe v. Wade case Federal Guarantee of Abortion Rights.
A California man was arrested outside Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh’s home in suburban Maryland and faces attempted assassination charges after he developed a weapon and a plan to break into the judge’s home.
Roberts announces investigation into draft leak Dobbs The opinion, just days after it was published in Politico in the spring, called it “an affront to the court and to the community of public servants who work here…a singular and flagrant breach of trust.”
He directed Supreme Court Marshal Gail A. Curley to investigate the leak, saying, “To the extent that this betrayal of court secrecy was intended to undermine the integrity of our business, it will not succeed.” Let’s go,’ he said.
However, Roberts has not publicly mentioned the investigation since. Last summer, Judge Neil M. Gorsuch said the judge was awaiting a report from Roberts, but there was disagreement between the judge and the clerk over an attempt to look into cell phone records. Nothing has been revealed other than the leaked explanation that there was.
It’s just one controversy involving the courts. Several news outlets reported that a former anti-abortion evangelical leader said it was an effort to encourage conservative judges to be bold in their decisions about procedures.Samuel A. Alito Jr. Judge Denies Certain Allegations That Judge Or His Wife Disclosed To Conservative Donors The Results Of A Contraceptive Pills And Religious Rights Lawsuit Held In 2014 By Reverend Rob Schenk To The New York Times Did.
Congressional leaders have asked the court to investigate, but Roberts, through his legal counsel, said it would be unlikely because both Alito and the person he allegedly provided the information to denied it. .
Congressional Democrats also said Virginia “Ginny” Thomas’ efforts (according to reports such as The Washington Post) to urge state legislators and White House officials not to give up on efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. She also questions whether her husband, Judge Clarence Thomas, should be urged. , to withdraw from litigation relating to the matter.
These legislators demanded that courts create a more formal code of conduct to deal with such matters.
Three years ago, Justice Elena Kagan told a congressional committee that justices were considering “very seriously” the question of whether to create a judicial code of conduct that would apply only to the US Supreme Court. But Roberts missed the opportunity to be specific about the plan, as well as saying that such a decision should only be made by the judiciary.
Some wondered if the Chief Justice would return to such matters in his annual message, which is traditionally released on New Year’s Eve.
Instead, Roberts emphasized the courage of Judge Ronald N. Davis, who had been brought over from North Dakota, to preside over the desegregation effort at Little Rock’s Central High School against the opposition of Arkansas Governor Orval Forbath. Did.
Chaired by Davis, the bench will be brought to the Supreme Court in 2023 as part of an exhibit on the court’s role in desegregating schools, particularly Thurgood Marshall’s efforts. brown He later became the first black Supreme Court justice.
“Authentic benches give visitors the opportunity to travel place and time to events in Little Rock 65 years ago,” Roberts wrote. “This exhibit will help visitors learn how the federal court system works, the history of segregation and desegregation in our country, and Thurgood Marshall’s significant contributions as an advocate before he became a judge.” I will introduce you to
