John G. Roberts

U.S. chief justice calls logic, increased pay essential NORMAN - U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts said federal judges should be paid more and wondered if the Supreme Court should represent more career diversity during his...

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...candidates and are funded with corporate or union money from airing close to an election. At oral arguments, Chief Justice John Roberts and others in the court's conservative majority questioned whether the limits violate free-speech...

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...juveniles completely but indicated such a bright-line distinction was appropriate in the earlier case because, as Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. put it, "death is different." The more liberal members of the court appeared inclined to...

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...they were inclined to overturn at least some of these sentences as too extreme. However, they differed on how to do it. Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. offered a middle-ground approach that could overturn prison terms in some cases if the...

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...Legislature's efforts to cut down on serious violent crimes by juveniles. The court's conservative bloc - Chief Justice John G. Roberts and Justices Antonin Scalia and Samuel Alito - seemed reluctant to embrace an outright ban on such...

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When Michael Jakes, arguing for the company WeatherWise, acknowledged that abstract ideas could not be patented, Chief Justice John Roberts pointed to a portion of the patent application, which is for a hedging method to allow users to...

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...vote in this case, asked: "Why does a juvenile have a constitutional right to hope, but an adult does not?" Chief Justice John Roberts seemed to advocate a middle ground. "Instead of drawing a bright line at age 18, wouldn't it make...

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...murder to be sentenced to life in prison without possible release. Instead of adopting such a categorical rule, Chief Justice John Roberts said it would make more sense for the judge to consider the juvenile's age and the proportionality of...

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...that such sentences are rarely imposed, suggesting a "social consensus" that they're cruel and unusual. </p><p>However, Chief Justice John G. Roberts suggested that such sentences are used rarely because courts may "appreciate the gravity" of...

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...services were provided to individual investors, justifying higher fees. HOW IS THE COURT SUPPOSED TO DECIDE? Chief Justice John Roberts questioned whether the courts should decide what a fair fee should be when a mutual fund beats the...

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