There is a convention that U.S. Supreme Court history is described not in “eras” or “ages,” or even decades, but by chief justices. Chief Justice John Roberts has never understood that convention. When Justice Brett Kavanaugh replaced the retired Justice Anthony Kennedy this term, Chief Justice Roberts became the court’s new ideological center, or “swing vote” when justices are deadlocked.

Source: https://news.yahoo.com/why-chief-justice-roberts-moving-center-court-195625068.html

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