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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Justice Roberts should resign

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

In this image from video, presiding officer Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts listens after declining to read a question submitted by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., during the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 30 2020. (Senate Television via AP)

Elizabeth Warren ripped for ‘stunt’ question read by Chief Justice John Roberts: ‘It’s a d-k move’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Illustration on the constitutional primacy of the Senate’s President Pro Tempore in the impeachment trial by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

The Constitution demands the chief justice not cast any tie-breaking vote in the Senate

By Curt C. Hartman

In this Feb. 6, 2019, file photo, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts answers questions during an appearance at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. How a Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump would unfold is not yet known, but among the issues senators will have to decide are how long it lasts and whether witnesses are called. Presiding over the trial will be Roberts, who theoretically could issue key rulings on some of these questions. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) ** FILE **

John Roberts raises Republican caution flags

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 28, 2017, photo, President Donald Trump shakes hands with Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts as he arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, for his address to a joint session of Congress. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool Image via AP) **FILE**

John Roberts, Supreme Court chief justice, impeachment role prompts recusal rumblings

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 26, 2019, file photo asylum seekers in Tijuana, Mexico, listen to names being called from a waiting list to claim asylum at a border crossing in San Diego. (AP Photo/Elliot Spagat, File)

Key Trump asylum policies are tested in appeals court

By ELLIOT SPAGAT - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 20, 2013 file photo, retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens talks about his views and career during a forum at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston. Stevens, who served on the Supreme Court for nearly 35 years and became its leading liberal, has died on Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at age 99. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens dies at 99

By MARK SHERMAN and CONNIE CASS - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, file photo, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts listens as President Donald Trump delivers his first State of the Union address in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol to a joint session of Congress Tuesday in Washington. (Win McNamee/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

John Roberts, Supreme Court chief justice, takes GOP fire after census ruling

By Mark Sherman and Jessica Gresko - Associated Press

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. braved criticism and talk of impeachment from some conservatives after siding with the court's four Democratic appointees to stymie one of President Trump's biggest priorities. (Associated Press/File)

Roberts’ Supreme Court defies easy political labels

By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2018, file photo, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court gather for a formal group portrait to include a new Associate Justice, top row, far right, at the Supreme Court Building in Washington. Seated from left: Associate Justice Stephen Breyer, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Associate Justice Samuel Alito Jr. Standing behind from left: Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Elena Kagan and Associate Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh. Alabama’s virtual ban on abortion is the latest and most far-reaching state law seemingly designed to prod the Supreme Court to reconsider a constitutional right it announced 46 years ago in the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Abortion ban aims for high court, but won’t get there soon

By MARK SHERMAN and DAVID CRARY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2016, file photo, people stand on the steps of the Supreme Court at sunset in Washington.The Supreme Court is stopping Louisiana from enforcing new regulations on abortion clinics in a test of the conservative court’s views on abortion rights. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)

Abortion case shows Roberts firmly at Supreme Court’s center

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts answers questions during an appearance at Belmont University Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Chief justice ‘back and forth’ on attending State of Union

By JONATHAN MATTISE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2018, file photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. The Supreme Court term has steered clear of drama since the tumultuous confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh. The next few weeks will test whether the calm can last. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Low-key days at Supreme Court may be ending soon

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

Chief justice details efforts to combat workplace misconduct

By JESSICA GRESKO - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, file photo, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts listens as President Donald Trump delivers his first State of the Union address in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol to a joint session of Congress Tuesday in Washington. (Win McNamee/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

John Roberts’ bid to preserve Supreme Court ‘legitimacy’ tested by high-profile appeals

By Mark Sherman - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2018, file photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. The Supreme Court term has steered clear of drama since the tumultuous confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh. The next few weeks will test whether the calm can last. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court’s low-profile approach to be tested

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

Illustration on the existence of biased judges by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Trump versus Roberts

By Cal Thomas

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters following his teleconference with troops from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s judicial comments appear misinformed

By CALVIN WOODWARD and MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks after the Democratic policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018 in Washington. Senate Democrats briefly turned the chamber's subject to health care Wednesday, just four days after lawmakers' nasty war over confirming Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. And while Democrats lost the vote, they hope they've gained a message that will bolster their chances of winning Senate control in next month's elections. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Chuck Schumer rips Chief Justice Roberts as ‘political’ while hailing response to Trump

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters following his teleconference with troops from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump demands ‘some common sense’ from judges

By MARK SHERMAN and JILL COLVIN - Associated Press