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BumRushDaShow

(171,342 posts)
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 03:41 PM Mar 17

Roberts on personal attacks against judges: 'It's got to stop'

Source: The Hill

03/17/26 2:40 PM ET


Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday pushed back on personal attacks against judges, calling it “dangerous” and a “problem.” “Judges around the country work very hard to get it right, and if they don’t, their opinions are subject to criticism,” Roberts said while responding to a question about handling criticism during an event at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. “But personally directed hostility is dangerous, and it’s got to stop,” he added.

U.S. District Judge Lee Rosenthal did not reference President Trump in her question, and his name never came up in the hourlong conversation. The chief justice’s answer, though, comes after the president over the weekend levied one of his most searing denouncements of the Supreme Court yet.

Railing against the justices’ 6-3 decision that invalidated his sweeping tariffs, Trump wrote on Truth Social that the court has “become little more than a weaponized and unjust Political Organization.” In a post on Truth Social, the president described Roberts and the other justices who ruled against him as “inept and embarrassing.”

Trump has also long assailed lower judges who’ve ruled against him, most recently targeting U.S. District Judge James Boasberg for blocking the Justice Department’s subpoenas in its investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

Read more: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5788121-john-roberts-personal-attacks-judges/



This is YOUR creation. OWN IT.
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Roberts on personal attacks against judges: 'It's got to stop' (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Mar 17 OP
Well, Dr. Frankenstein, you might want to sit down with your monster and his pals Ocelot II Mar 17 #1
The leopards are coming home to roost... BattleRow Mar 17 #18
Well, there's a fun mixed metaphor! Ocelot II Mar 17 #19
Replied to by Ocelot! NBachers Mar 17 #23
I know that big cats do hang out in the upper limbs of trees.. BattleRow Mar 17 #33
Sane non maga Americans to Roberts - The judges need to stop attacking us! NewHendoLib Mar 17 #2
Like a dog eating it's own vomit Marthe48 Mar 17 #3
When you sow the wind you reap the whirlwind. leftyladyfrommo Mar 17 #4
Roberts unleashed the demon, BlueKota Mar 17 #5
Gee, you FUCKING THINK? LearnedHand Mar 17 #6
oh boo fucking hoo to john roberts. trump has been pissing on everyone, including judges, but now that he is orleans Mar 17 #7
Yeah, J.R. -- you might want to read up on "stochastic terrorism." Girard442 Mar 18 #51
Was the next question "What is irony, for $100B?" /nt dickthegrouch Mar 17 #8
Even Susan Collins couldn't have been more concerned (n/t) appmanga Mar 17 #9
This is YOUR creation. OWN IT. LilElf70 Mar 17 #10
He thought when he stacked the court that they were all Aileen Cannon types that would trip over themselve to please him appleannie1 Mar 17 #11
I've usually called it Just Jerome Mar 17 #12
MAGA money/speech is what you hear, JR Ponietz Mar 17 #13
Where's that FAFO meme where one needs it? IzzaNuDay Mar 17 #14
Who Will Stop It? 2na fisherman Mar 17 #15
I had a visual of all the Supremes in their black robes BattleRow Mar 17 #35
Do no evil. Do know evil. Do evil. Tetrachloride Mar 17 #16
Wow . . . amazing what happens . . . Scubamatt Mar 17 #17
When your monster has you hanged, Roberts, try and remember why. Wonder Why Mar 17 #20
STOP ATTACKING THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE! Clouds Passing Mar 17 #21
Whoever smelt it, dealt it. 2MuchNoise Mar 17 #22
You can make through Harvard without learning "Absolute power corrupts absolutely"? lostnfound Mar 17 #24
But "legally directed hostilities" reflection Mar 17 #25
His own creation. He's a veritable PIG MAIL-EON. usonian Mar 17 #26
Didn't the horse leave that particular barn 14 months ago? greatauntoftriplets Mar 17 #27
The "buck stops" someplace else, but not here and not with me. BigmanPigman Mar 17 #28
NOPE ! SCOTUS will continue to be dragged and dragged ! resign Bread and Circuses Mar 17 #29
Dear Judge Roberts: TBF Mar 17 #30
Me on attacks on the Constitution -misanthroptimist Mar 17 #31
Roberts, LilElf70 Mar 17 #32
Roberts really needs to go fuck himself Skittles Mar 17 #34
;-{) Out of the Bottle Goonch Mar 17 #36
Roberts needs to preach to his fellow rightists, Trump in particular. J_William_Ryan Mar 17 #37
Time for ol' Balls and Strikes to Hassler Mar 17 #38
No kidding! The pretentious little twerp is shitting KPN Mar 18 #46
EFF OFF Faux pas Mar 17 #39
Should have allowed the 14th amendment to be applied Picaro Mar 17 #40
Well, well, well.... You didn't seem to mind drumphf denigrating all manner of people... Hypocrite! electric_blue68 Mar 17 #41
Fuck John Roberts! He defies the constitution and every SOTUS precedent to support trump's fascist agenda. And Martin68 Mar 17 #42
Slow learner? Aussie105 Mar 17 #43
To everyone implying that Roberts brought this on himself I am offended Akakoji Mar 17 #44
It was okay when it was journalists Blumancru Mar 18 #45
6 christo-fascists shitting on the SC currently wolfie001 Mar 18 #47
Asshole. Tell us all about it, Taney. Scrivener7 Mar 18 #48
Blanket immunity means you aren't protected from "dangerous' Ruby the Liberal Mar 18 #49
F off BradBo Mar 18 #50
Well, Mr. Roberts, I think the solution is clear. lees1975 Mar 18 #52
"You blew the Citizens United case. Now see what you've done." Marcuse Mar 18 #53
A little both-sideserism in Roberts's response as well SpankMe Mar 18 #54
Dear CJ Robersts, this is what the "unitary executive" you and your Federalist Society friends Deminpenn Mar 18 #55
To Dr. Frankenstein: You mean the convicted felonious rapist (E.J. Carroll & kids) Justice matters. Mar 18 #56
Aww... Didn't like your "Dear John" letter from your sweetheart? tavernier Mar 18 #57
The supreme court needs to stop acting like they are sacred cows. Crowman2009 Mar 18 #58

Ocelot II

(131,020 posts)
1. Well, Dr. Frankenstein, you might want to sit down with your monster and his pals
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 03:42 PM
Mar 17

and remind them to behave themselves.

Ocelot II

(131,020 posts)
19. Well, there's a fun mixed metaphor!
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 05:41 PM
Mar 17

Leopards roosting in trees like birds of prey, waiting for faces to eat, but is Dr. Frankenstein's face included?

BattleRow

(2,637 posts)
33. I know that big cats do hang out in the upper limbs of trees..
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 06:38 PM
Mar 17

Well,roosting was a bit of literary license..

BlueKota

(5,502 posts)
5. Roberts unleashed the demon,
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 04:03 PM
Mar 17

and he's whining because the demon is now tearing him apart along with almost everybody else in the world? Hey John, if only you'd remembered that psychopathic narcissists only give a shit about the person they see in the mirror. Eventually they turn on everybody but themselves.

Roberts is very much guilty of aiding and abetting tsf and whatever negative consequences he now faces because of his misplaced loyalty are his own fault. No sympathy from me.

LearnedHand

(5,539 posts)
6. Gee, you FUCKING THINK?
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 04:11 PM
Mar 17

Exactly what did you imagine this malignant man would do when YOUR RULING implied he had absolute power?

orleans

(37,114 posts)
7. oh boo fucking hoo to john roberts. trump has been pissing on everyone, including judges, but now that he is
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 04:16 PM
Mar 17

pissing on roberts "it's got to stop"

fuck him.

roberts gave trump the wink-wink, the go-ahead, the invincibility shield which managed to send that crazy /demented / piece of shit on the ride of his life, down from that golden shower trump tower moutaintop in his mind, & crashing into all of america and the rest of the world.

but now "it's got to stop?" HAHAHA!

roberts is probably just terrified that one of trump's magat base will be coming for him one of these days/nights like they've done for others.

LilElf70

(1,609 posts)
10. This is YOUR creation. OWN IT.
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 04:53 PM
Mar 17

You nailed it. Roberts and all the GOP in the SC own this. They can all KMA.

appleannie1

(5,476 posts)
11. He thought when he stacked the court that they were all Aileen Cannon types that would trip over themselve to please him
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 04:58 PM
Mar 17

On the rare day when they remember a law and oppose him, he fills his diaper faster. They have already become the most hated
SC in my 82 years.

Just Jerome

(528 posts)
12. I've usually called it
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 05:10 PM
Mar 17

Jurassic Park Syndrome, but of course it goes at least as far back as Frankenstein.

When you create monsters,
YOU.DO.NOT.CONTROL.THEM.

IzzaNuDay

(1,316 posts)
14. Where's that FAFO meme where one needs it?
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 05:14 PM
Mar 17

Chief Justice (CJ) Roberts self inflicted injury — allow scotus granting immunity to Cheeto. CJ, welcome to the FO phase!

2na fisherman

(347 posts)
15. Who Will Stop It?
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 05:15 PM
Mar 17

Or else what? The Supremes have no enforcement powers to make it stop. And they may soon be easily removed by fiat from the monster they created. And the final arbiters of justice will be whatever kangaroo court Trump appoints in their place. Then he came for them!

BattleRow

(2,637 posts)
35. I had a visual of all the Supremes in their black robes
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 06:44 PM
Mar 17

singing ,"STOP! In the name of love!"

( A song by the original Supremes of Motown.)

Scubamatt

(314 posts)
17. Wow . . . amazing what happens . . .
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 05:30 PM
Mar 17

when you rule that someone is essentially above the law! You never could have seen this coming, right John?

lostnfound

(17,590 posts)
24. You can make through Harvard without learning "Absolute power corrupts absolutely"?
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 06:06 PM
Mar 17

Or do you just learn not to care?

How does a smart guy like that not know history of fascism/authoritarianism. Huh.

TBF

(37,007 posts)
30. Dear Judge Roberts:
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 06:27 PM
Mar 17

Galatians 6 : 7 - “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.”

And he should also read it to the others ...


-misanthroptimist

(1,743 posts)
31. Me on attacks on the Constitution
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 06:28 PM
Mar 17

"This has got to stop Mr. Roberts. It a dangerous problem that threatens us all."

J_William_Ryan

(3,539 posts)
37. Roberts needs to preach to his fellow rightists, Trump in particular.
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 07:13 PM
Mar 17

Trump is the poster child of attacks on judges, with conservatives following Trump’s example.

Attacking judges is part of the right’s campaign of political violence.

Hassler

(4,947 posts)
38. Time for ol' Balls and Strikes to
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 07:36 PM
Mar 17

Do the safe thing and move onto a military base with Miller and Blondi

KPN

(17,473 posts)
46. No kidding! The pretentious little twerp is shitting
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 01:59 AM
Mar 18

his pants because the monster he unleashed is now encouraging his MAGAts to hate on him and other SC wing-nuts. He’s right about its dangerous — for him when both democrats and MAGAts hate and blame him.

Picaro

(2,411 posts)
40. Should have allowed the 14th amendment to be applied
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 08:51 PM
Mar 17

Roberts is why we’re where we are today.

Stupid man.

electric_blue68

(27,109 posts)
41. Well, well, well.... You didn't seem to mind drumphf denigrating all manner of people... Hypocrite!
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 08:52 PM
Mar 17

Martin68

(27,970 posts)
42. Fuck John Roberts! He defies the constitution and every SOTUS precedent to support trump's fascist agenda. And
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 09:25 PM
Mar 17

And now he wants to complain about right wing attacks on judges? Who does he think he's dealing with?

Aussie105

(8,106 posts)
43. Slow learner?
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 10:20 PM
Mar 17

Only now noticing the natives aren't happy?

Talk about living in an Ivory Tower, insulated from the real world!

I can just hear the superior teacher's voice "Now children, you are being a bit unruly, and I want you to stop!"

Akakoji

(548 posts)
44. To everyone implying that Roberts brought this on himself I am offended
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 11:26 PM
Mar 17

by the implication. Properly stated, Roberts brought this on himself knowing full well that he, like every other stoneless and gutless Republican he was kneeling at the feet of a wannabe King. History will not treat him kindly either. He needs to go to every judge in the country and personally apologize. And if he's really sorry he'll correct Scalito, the drunken rapist, and the viciously self hating Black man. He will receive partial forgiveness.

Blumancru

(292 posts)
45. It was okay when it was journalists
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 12:32 AM
Mar 18

It was ok when it was protesters
It was ok when it was election officials
It was ok when it was Congress on Jan 6th
It was ok when it was whistleblowers
It was ok when it was comedians who ridicule the fat elderly one

But when it was judges, it was no longer ok.

wolfie001

(7,880 posts)
47. 6 christo-fascists shitting on the SC currently
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 06:56 AM
Mar 18

Enabler of that fat orange imbecile and billionaires. Fuck him and the horse he rode in on.

Ruby the Liberal

(26,691 posts)
49. Blanket immunity means you aren't protected from "dangerous'
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 08:40 AM
Mar 18

So learn to live with it - just like you all keep telling all of us when you refuse to stop his BS.

lees1975

(7,139 posts)
52. Well, Mr. Roberts, I think the solution is clear.
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 11:48 AM
Mar 18

You've got the power. Shut his pie hole for him. Overturn that ridiculous immunity ruling you made for him and make him follow the law, and smack his ass down when he doesn't. It's really as simple as that.

I just wonder how it was that someone as dumb as you ever finished law school. Or did you buy your way through?

SpankMe

(3,740 posts)
54. A little both-sideserism in Roberts's response as well
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 12:24 PM
Mar 18

Almost all of the current threats to judges are coming from the right. But they'll take that one out of a hundred coming from the left and turn it into an "everyone's guilty" narrative.

Eat my ass, Justice Roberts.

Deminpenn

(17,558 posts)
55. Dear CJ Robersts, this is what the "unitary executive" you and your Federalist Society friends
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 12:53 PM
Mar 18

have longed for looks like.

You and your fellow SCOTUS conservatives gave Trump effective immunity. Actions have sonsequences, so deal with them.

Justice matters.

(9,976 posts)
56. To Dr. Frankenstein: You mean the convicted felonious rapist (E.J. Carroll & kids)
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 01:36 PM
Mar 18

and indicted traitor who stole super-duper top-secret MILITARY documents and surely sent them to Moscow where from there, went to Tehran so the enemy could attack and kill service members on duty, and who also conspired to overthrow the results of the 2020 election illegally is now attacking YOU??

How stupid are you to believe that war criminal would obey you?

tavernier

(14,488 posts)
57. Aww... Didn't like your "Dear John" letter from your sweetheart?
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 01:54 PM
Mar 18

…especially when you did everything you could to prove your love?

One tiny little misstep and you are no longer loved.



Crowman2009

(3,577 posts)
58. The supreme court needs to stop acting like they are sacred cows.
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 02:10 PM
Mar 18

It's just as prone to corruption of political intrusion as the other two branches of government. The justices are not all knowing and wise like the media makes them out to be.

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