Roberts Court Cloaks Activism in Complexity
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Oct. 16 (Bloomberg) -- To understand the U.S. SupremeCourt’s order on greenhouse-gas regulations, I had to read itthree times -- and I’m a law professor. The complication isn’t acoincidence. It’s the very essence of the imprint that ChiefJustice John Roberts is putting on the court.
As its ninth term clicks into gear, the Roberts court hasfinally developed something like an identity of its own. Itavoids highly activist conservative headlines that would driveDemocrats to the polls. At the same time, behind a screen oflegal complexity, it achieves significant conservativeobjectives.