Strong article by Joyce Vance: John Roberts Says the Rule of Law Is Endangered

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https://joycevance.substack.com/p/john-roberts-says-the-rule-of-law

Glad he's finally figured out what he's done to it

Normally, Joyce Vance is quite measured in her comments. This post today is very strong. Just excerpted the first few paragraphs.

This was the headline at Politico yesterday: “Rule of law is ‘endangered,’ chief justice says.”

Oh really? I hadn’t noticed.

It went on, “Speaking at Georgetown Law, Chief Justice John Roberts denounced ‘ad hominem’ criticism of the justices.”

Apparently, this is what it takes to get the chief justice’s attention. Giving a crooked president a pass on being prosecuted? As we know all too well, Roberts was down with that. But when it comes to criticizing judges, well, that’s a bridge too far.

I’m no fan of endangering judges, but there’s a difference between criticizing and targeting, and my First Amendment rights say the former is okay—I try to exercise them extensively, as appropriate. And if you’re a longtime reader you know that my criticism and approval of judges doesn’t line up neatly with my politics, which is how it should be. Unfortunately, in the time of Trump, those lines are drawn a little more squarely: the predictable two on the Supreme Court, a certain federal judge in Miami, and another in Amarillo, Texas. If the judiciary doesn’t want to be caricatured, its members should avoid becoming caricatures.

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