Justice Amy Coney Barrett has joined Chief Justice John Roberts as the "conservative" members of the Supreme Court most likely to side with its liberal wing. The most recent example was this week when Roberts and Barrett joined with Justices Sonia Sotomayor,

Chief Justice John Roberts hates attending presidential addresses, where judicial decorum requires that judges maintain an impartial equanimity amid a partisan free-for-all. "To the extent the State of the Union has degenerated into a political pep rally,

A lot of people are focused on the courts generally, and on my court in particular,” Justice Elena Kagan said.

President Donald Trump is sworn in by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts during his inauguration ceremony as the 47th president in the Rotunda at the Capitol in Washington on Monday morning, Jan. 20, 2025. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)

New Delhi is on the verge of securing the extradition of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana after US Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan denied his emergency stay application. Rana's attorneys have appealed to Chief Justice John Roberts,

He was there again on Tuesday, accompanied by Justices Brett M. Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, both appointed by President Trump; Justice Elena Kagan, appointed by President Barack Obama; and Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, a Reagan appointee who retired in 2018.

The US Supreme Court has rejected Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana's emergency application seeking a stay of his extradition to India. Following the rejection Rana has submitted a renewed application to Chief Justice John Roberts seeking a stay of his extradition to India.