Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts uses conflicting views of race to resolve America's history of racial discrimination
- Written by Henry L. Chambers Jr., Professor of Law, University of Richmond
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts attends the State of the Union address on Feb. 7, 2023. Jacquelyn Martin-Pool/Getty ImagesIn two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023 summer recess, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote majority opinions that involved the use of race.
In the court’s 5-4 Allen v. Milligan decision, Roberts...