Lawfare boomerangs on SCOTUS as pro-Trump group sues Chief Justice Roberts
May 6, 2025 | Kevin Haggerty
A new legal challenge set sights on Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts with a bid to expose the “ideological capture by the left” amid rampant lawfare.
While often seen as badges of honor in the culture war, being at the forefront of conservatism often means facing partisan attacks that include lawsuits and investigations spurred on by corporate media narratives. Referencing such “weaponization of the law” against certain Supreme Court justices, the America First Legal Foundation took aim at authorities exercised by Roberts, which it believes fall under the discretion of the executive branch.
The group, founded by White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller, specifically called out the chief justice in his capacity as the head of the U.S. Judicial Conference as it also named Administrative Office of the U.S. Court Director Robert J. Conrad and demanded actions taken in those roles be subject to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.
AFL said the “lawsuit seeks to expose the agencies’ ideological capture by the left and restore accountability to the American people,” as it seeks communications between Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D), Georgia Rep. Hank Johnson (D), the Judicial Conference and the Administrative Office regarding U.S. Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas
“Under our constitutional tradition, accommodations with Congress are the province of the executive branch,” stated the lawsuit. “The Judicial Conference and the Administrative Office are, therefore, executive agencies. Such agencies must be overseen by the President, not the courts.”
more
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/05/06/lawfare-boomerangs-on-scotus-as-pro-trump-group-sues-chief-justice-roberts-1541405/
