The constitutional world is profoundly different from when John Roberts became chief justice 18 years ago.

Their distinct leadership cadences converge in at least four areas of policy and law: regulation, management of the federal bureaucracy, civil rights and freedom of expression.

Burt looks at how Freedom of Speech became central to the US creed.

Speaking at Georgetown Law, Chief Justice John Roberts denounced “ad hominem” criticism of the justices.

We have hired a government to protect our speech, not to tell us how to live. Instead, it does whatever will keep it in power.

Yet, a mere seven years later, during the presidency of John Adams, Congress enacted the Alien and Sedition Acts, which punished speech critical of the government.

In Chief Justice John Roberts's opening statement at his confirmation hearing, he explained that judges are like baseball umpires. "Umpires don't make the rules," he said. Their job is "to call balls ...

Last month, with relatively little fanfare, the America First Legal Foundation filed suit against Chief Justice John Roberts, in his capacity as the presiding officer of the Judicial Conference of ...

Legal experts believed conservative justices may be inclined to back Harvard if the university's lawsuit reaches them.

John Roberts helps DOGE avoid turning over records for now in CREW litigation It’s the latest Supreme Court order prompted by the Trump administration’s urgent requests for legal relief.

Chief Justice John Roberts flagged threats to the judicial system in his year-end review. He wrote that disgruntled lawmakers and litigants pose a threat to judicial independence. Roberts didn't ...