John Roberts
John Glover Roberts Jr. is an American jurist who has served since 2005 as the 17th chief justice of the United States.
Some of the key events about John Roberts
- 1976Graduated summa cum laude from Harvard College with a bachelor's degree in history
- 1979Graduated from Harvard Law School magna cum laude
- 1980Clerked for Judge Henry Friendly on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- 1981Clerked for then-Associate Justice William Rehnquist on the U.S. Supreme Court
- 1989Argued 39 cases before the Supreme Court as a lawyer in private practice and for the government
- 2003Confirmed as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- 2005Nominated and confirmed as the 17th Chief Justice of the United States
- 2005Voted to uphold the government's power to prosecute medical marijuana users in Gonzales v. Raich
- 2006Presided over his first case as Chief Justice in the Supreme Court
- 2007Authored the majority opinion limiting school integration plans in Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1
- 2010Wrote the majority opinion in Citizens United v. FEC, allowing unlimited corporate spending in elections
- 2012Cast the deciding vote to uphold the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate
- 2013Authored the majority opinion in Shelby County v. Holder, striking down key provisions of the Voting Rights Act
- 2014Ruled in favor of allowing sectarian legislative prayers in Town of Greece v. Galloway
- 2015Wrote the majority opinion in King v. Burwell, preserving key provisions of the Affordable Care Act
- 2015Dissented from the majority opinion legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide in Obergefell v. Hodges
- 2018Upheld President Trump's travel ban on several Muslim-majority countries in Trump v. Hawaii
- 2019Ruled that federal courts cannot intervene in partisan gerrymandering cases in Rucho v. Common Cause
- 2020Sided with the majority in blocking Wisconsin's attempt to extend absentee voting during the COVID-19 pandemic
- 2022Authored the majority opinion overturning Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
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