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Miles Archer

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Thu May 7, 2026, 08:42 AM May 7

John Roberts explains that the reason you're pissed at the SCOTUS is that you suck, and you're f*cking stupid. [View all]

Pushing back at the suggestion that he and his colleagues are “purely political actors,” he said, “We’re not simply part of the political process, and there’s a reason for that, and

I’m not sure people grasp that as much as is appropriate.”


Roberts, who was nominated to the Supreme Court by George W. Bush in 2005, pointed out that a line is crossed when critics’ attacks become personal. “There is a point where it changes from criticism of the opinion to criticism of the judge, and it can lead to some very serious problems. As soon as you personalize, it can become problematic.”

“There’s a lot of hostility that’s publicized about judicial decisions and which judge wrote those decisions,” he said. “I think we have to be a little more careful and make sure people, to the extent you can, are more careful about that.”

The chief justice added, “I think considered criticism is a very good thing. You hope it’s intelligent criticism, but it doesn’t have to be. It’s a free country, and I certainly don’t object to it, and I don’t think my colleagues do either.”

https://www.thedailybeast.com/conservative-scotus-justice-john-roberts-begs-furious-critics-to-stop-being-mean/
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