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3 unusual facts about Justice Roberts


Justice Roberts

Denys Roberts, the last non-Chinese Chief Justice appointed to the Supreme Court of Hong Kong

Owen Roberts, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court (1930-1945)

Betty Roberts, former Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court



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Boumediene v. Bush

Justice Scalia's dissent was joined by Chief Justice Roberts and justices Alito and Thomas.

Seattle Public Schools

Chief Justice Roberts wrote that "the way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race." Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy filed a concurrence that presented a more narrow interpretation, stating that schools may use "race conscious" means to achieve diversity in schools but that the schools at issue in this case did not use a sufficient narrow tailoring of their plans to sustain their goals.