Three times John Roberts has moved left in Supreme Court rulings or held a minority position
by Nicholas Rowan, Staff Writer |
| April 18, 2021 06:30 AM When the Supreme Court recently issued an injunction favoring California churches in a coronavirus restrictions dispute, Chief Justice John Roberts joined the liberal minority in dissent.
It was not the first time. Since Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the court, Roberts, more often than not, has voted with the minority when it comes to religious freedom during the pandemic. The minority is a new position for Roberts, who, since being nominated by President George W. Bush in 2005 and confirmed by the Senate, historically has voted with the majority more than any of the other justices currently serving on the court.
But former President Donald Trump’s three appointees, Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh, and Neil Gorsuch, have left the centrist Roberts at odds more often with his fellow Republican-appointed colleagues. The chief justice still commands the court, but in the past year sometimes has found himself alienated from other court conservatives.
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