More than two years after COVID-19 forced the Supreme Court to conduct much of its work remotely, Chief Justice John Roberts announced that the ornate courtroom will reopen to the public when its new term starts next month.
announced that the ornate courtroom will reopen to the public when its new term starts next month.
Roberts said that all of the court's opinions are open to criticism, but he said that"simply because people disagree with opinions, is not a basis for questioning the legitimacy of the court,""The court has always decided controversial cases and decisions always have been subject to intense criticism and that is entirely appropriate,” Roberts told a gathering of judges in Colorado Springs,“You don’t want the political branches telling you what the law is.
The move was the latest step in a gradual reopening of the nation's highest court, which in addition to being closed to the public was walled off by a large fence in the aftermath of
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