New details obtained by CNN reveal how Chief Justice John Roberts maneuvered on controversial cases in private, at times defying expectations as he sided with liberal justices.
Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds.When Roberts joined liberals on the Supreme Court to preserve an Obama-era program shielding young undocumented immigrants who came to the US as children, he surprised some of his colleagues by voting against the Trump administration from the beginning, according to multiple sources familiar with the inner workings of the court.
New details obtained by CNN reveal how Roberts maneuvered on controversial cases in the justices' private sessions, at times defying expectations as he sided with liberal justices. Roberts exerted unprecedented control over cases and the court's internal operations, especially after the nine were forced to work in isolation because of Covid-19.
DACA recipients 'in shock' over Supreme Court decision 02:34In Roberts' opinion, he emphasized that the Department of Homeland Security had failed sufficiently consider the potential hardships for those who were relying on the DACA program. In 2019, Roberts had relied on Administrative Procedure Act standards when he rejected Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross' attempt to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
Hear RBG call into oral arguments from the hospital 01:16To avoid possible confusion about who was talking during the phone sessions, Roberts decreed they would ask questions in order of seniority, beginning with himself. During the regular in-courtroom sessions, the justices' questions are rapid-fire. With little regard for order, they pound away at weaknesses in the lawyers' positions, highlight points that interest them and try to make their own cases to colleagues.
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