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John G. Roberts Jr. ’76 was sworn in as the 17th chief justice of the United States today after a 78-to-22 Senate confirmation vote, making him the first graduate of Harvard College or Harvard Law School (HLS) to lead the Supreme Court.
Roberts, 50, is the youngest person to serve as chief justice since John Marshall took office in 1801. He will likely lead the Court for decades to come, placing him in a unique position to influence the nation’s legal course.
Last week, he strongly criticized a proposal, made by a bipartisan commission led by Jimmy Carter and former Secretary of State James Baker, to require photo ID for people to vote. Obama worried that the measure might stop poor people who don?t have driver's licenses from voting. Then...
Boston College (BC) freshman skipper Adam Roberts and junior crew Allie Whitehead won six races and finished 10 of 14 in the top three to total 36 points in the B-division, leading by far next-place Yale, which had 82. Despite a sixth-place finish in the A-division...
The biggest non-Katrina event this week will be the Senate floor vote on the confirmation of John Roberts as Chief Justice. Both sides say the vote will be at least in the high sixties. Unless there is a filibuster, which Democrats say will not occur, he needs only a...