John Roberts Nomination (Archive)

Confirmed on September 29, 2005
U.S. Supreme Court

Feature Stories

• Senate Confirms Roberts - 9/29/05
• Senate to Vote on Roberts Nomination - 9/28/05
• Despite Questions and Concerns, Judiciary Committee Approves Roberts Nomination - 9/22/05
• John Roberts: Same Old Story - 9/16/05
• Roberts Fails to Allay Concerns About His Views on Civil Rights - 9/15/05
• LCCR Opposes Roberts - 9/15/05
• Roberts Deflects Questions on Privacy - 9/14/05
• Roberts' Answers Called "Misleading" - 9/14/05
• Study: Judge Roberts' Votes Trend Toward the Right - 9/13/05
• Senators to Question Supreme Court Nominee Roberts  - 9/13/05
• Roberts Hearings Begin Today - 9/12/05
• Chief Justice Rehnquist Dies; Bush Nominates Roberts as Chief - 9/6/05
• Opposition to Roberts Nomination Grows - 9/1/05
• New Report Documents Roberts' Support for Rollback of Religious Liberty Safeguards - 8/30/05
• Citing Civil Rights Implications, Legal Experts Call for Disclosure of Roberts Solicitor General Documents - 8/22/05
• Judge Roberts: A Justice Who Would Stand Aside - 8/16/05
• National Religious Leaders Voice Concern Over 'Justice Sunday' - 8/16/05
• Attorney General's Office Refuses Release of Key Roberts Records - 8/8/05
• What Would You Ask John Roberts? Senators Want to Know - 8/3/05
• Americans Call for "No Extreme Supremes" - 7/26/05
• President Nominates John Roberts to Supreme Court - 7/19/05
• Coalition to President: Consultation Must Be Meaningful - 7/8/05
• Citing O'Connor's Legacy, Civil Rights Coalition Urges Consensus and Consultation - 7/5/05
• Civil Rights Coalition Notes Significance of O'Connor Retirement - 7/1/05   

Press Releases

• Civil Rights Coalition Disappointed in Confirmation of Roberts - 09/29/05
• LCCR Disappointed in Committee Vote, Applauds Senators Who Took a Stand Against Roberts' Nomination - 09/22/05
• Supreme Court Plaintiff Beverly Jones Urges Careful Review of Roberts' Record - 09/15/05
• LCCR Announces Opposition to Roberts Nomination - 09/15/05
• Roberts' Hostility to Civil Rights Progress Unchanged Over 20 Years - 09/14/05
• Civil Rights Leader Wade Henderson & Supreme Court Plaintiff Beverly Jones to Testify on Roberts' Disturbing Civil Rights Record - 09/14/05
• Roberts on Voting Rights Act - 09/13/05
• In His Own Words: John Roberts on Civil Rights - 09/13/05
• As Hearings Begin, Roberts Has a Lot to Explain - 09/12/05
• Roberts' Nomination to Chief Justice Raises Red Flags - 09/05/05
• Rehnquist Era Ends, Future of Supreme Court Hangs in Balance - 09/04/05
• Why Is John Engler Rushing to Judgment on John Roberts? - 08/10/05
• Refusal to Turn Over Key Documents Breaks Precedent & Raises Suspicions - 08/08/05
• Roberts: Record Reveals Hostility to Civil Rights - 08/04/05
• The Nomination of John G. Roberts Jr. to the Supreme Court - 08/04/05
• Roberts: Justice Scalia in O'Connor's Robes? - 07/19/05

Advocacy

• Organizations Opposed to John Roberts Nomination
• Wade Henderson Testimony on the Nomination of Judge John G. Roberts, Jr., to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States - 9/15/05
• The Nomination of John G. Roberts Jr. to the Supreme Court - Advocacy Letter - 8/3/05

Resources from Other Organizations

• Post-Hearing Report on the Nomination of John G. Roberts to Be Chief Justice of the United States (pdf) - Alliance for Justice - 9/22/05
• How Right Is He? A Quantitative Analysis of the Ideology of Judge John G. Roberts (pdf) - Report - University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth - 9/1/05
• The Record of John Roberts on Critical Legal Rights for Women (pdf) - Report - National Women's Law Center - 8/31/05
• John Roberts' Record on Issues Important to Women and Families - Report - National Partnership for Women and Families - 8/31/05
• Report on the Nomination of Judge John G. Roberts Jr. to the Supreme Court of the United States (pdf) - NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. - 8/31/05
• Report of the ACLU on the Nomination of Judge John Roberts Jr., to Be Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court - 8/30/05
• Religious Minorities at Risk: A Report in Opposition to the Nomination of John G. Roberts Jr. to the United States Supreme Court (pdf) - Americans United for Separation of Church and State - 8/29/05