Supreme Court: Lost — or Found?

The Times’s Linda Greenhouse thinks the Chief Justice has lost the court because he won’t tell his colleagues to recuse themselves.

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Chief Justice Roberts arrives before President Biden delivers the State of the Union address on February 7, 2023. AP/Jacquelyn Martin, pool

Linda Greenhouse of the Times is calling for Chief Justice Roberts not only to call balls and strikes, but also take a turn in the wrestling ring. That is the upshot of her latest op-ed in the Grey Lady, “How John Roberts Lost His Court.” She reports being asked why the Chief Justice fails to “instruct” or “jawbone” Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas into recusal with respect to cases that touch on January 6 for the actions of their wives.

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