Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Chief Justice Roberts Emerges as Key Figure on US Supreme Court

(Version anglaise seulement)

Pivotal votes cast by U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts in abortion and death penalty cases have underscored his new standing as the Supreme Court's ideological center and the outsized role he may play in major rulings for years to come. Roberts, a genial 64-year-old conservative appointed in 2005 by Republican President George W. Bush, sided with the nine-member court's four liberals Thursday night in blocking a restrictive Louisiana abortion law from taking effect. He also sided...

Lire l'article complet