Gay-Rights Skeptic John Roberts Urged to Make Supreme Court History
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts (L) and Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy (R) talk with President Barack Obama before he delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on January 28, 2014 in Washington, DC.
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When three of his U.S. Supreme Court colleagues said two years ago that same-sex marriage wasn’t a constitutional right, Chief Justice John Roberts left himself room to maneuver.
Roberts declined to join that group, and that decision will put him in focus Tuesday when the court hears arguments in a historic clash that may legalize gay marriage nationwide.