{"id":118358,"date":"2025-05-08T13:59:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T21:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/05\/08\/john-roberts-once-again-rebukes-donald-trumps-attacks-on-the-judiciary\/"},"modified":"2025-05-08T13:59:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T21:59:13","slug":"john-roberts-once-again-rebukes-donald-trumps-attacks-on-the-judiciary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/05\/08\/john-roberts-once-again-rebukes-donald-trumps-attacks-on-the-judiciary\/","title":{"rendered":"John Roberts Once Again Rebukes Donald Trump\u2019s Attacks On The Judiciary"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Impeachment is not how you register disagreement with decisions. That\u2019s what we\u2019re there for. This job is to obviously decide cases, but in the course of that, to check the excesses of Congress or the executive, and that does require a degree of independence.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014 Chief Justice John Roberts<\/a>, in remarks given during a speaking engagement earlier this week, where he continued his defense of the judiciary<\/a> amid Donald Trump\u2019s repeated attacks upon judges and their rulings. Roberts\u2019s comments drew applause from the audience, as he called for the administration to respect the appellate process.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The post John Roberts Once Again Rebukes Donald Trump\u2019s Attacks On The Judiciary<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Impeachment is not how you register disagreement with decisions. That\u2019s what we\u2019re there for. This job is to obviously decide cases, but in the course of that, to check the excesses of Congress or the executive, and that does require a degree of independence.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014 Chief Justice John Roberts<\/a>, in remarks given during a speaking engagement earlier this week, where he continued his defense of the judiciary<\/a> amid Donald Trump\u2019s repeated attacks upon judges and their rulings. Roberts\u2019s comments drew applause from the audience, as he called for the administration to respect the appellate process.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"Staci
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Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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