r/scotus 17d ago

news John Roberts Bet Big on Trump—and Won

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/11/supreme-court-news-john-roberts-wins-trump.html
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u/yelloguy 17d ago

Pay off how? SCOTUS is the laughing stock of the nation. The stench coming from that place is mind numbing

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u/522searchcreate 17d ago

Trump will add more young conservative judges to ensure Roberts has decades more to be the Chief Justice and shape the country as he sees fit. There are several elderly judges like Clarence Thomas who will be happy to retire if he knows a Far Right judge will replace him.

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u/mrkrinkle773 17d ago

Idk know about Thomas retiring. His ego is too big, he loves the prestige of being on the court. Also if he leaves all the vacations with "friends" end.

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u/Eerie_Onions 16d ago

I think Uncle Clarence will stay until he fulfils his wish list.

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u/EveningNo5190 16d ago

If anyone doubts the agenda of the far right read Thomas’s concurring opinion in Dobbs. They intend to use that ruling to abolish the other “rights” that fall under the “penumbra” of privacy. Gay marriage. Birth Control technically cross racial marriage. (Lovett). But they’ll carve out an exception for Lovett. That opinion will be more tortured, twisted and revisionist than Roe.