Chief Justice John Roberts warned against personal attacks on the judiciary, telling an audience Tuesday that while criticism of opinions is fair game, “personally directed hostility” is dangerous and must stop.

Roberts did not mention Donald Trump by name and, as he so often does, he went out of his way to stress that the attacks he was referring to were coming from “not just any one political perspective.” However, the chief justice’s admonishment came weeks after Trump said that justices who ruled against his sweeping tariffs were an “embarrassment to their families.”

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    Roberts the dingus will forever go down in history as the chief justice whose court destroyed the very fabric of American democracy. Unbridled corruption and a dereliction of justice are this court’s defining features. Many SCOTUS before his attempted it, but it wasn’t until the neoconservative filth ushered in by the heritage foundation that they found success. May your remaining days be filled with disgrace and humiliation Roberts - I look forward to pissing on your grave to give you your chief justice desserts.

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      Problems bigger than Roberts.

      Problems the Federalist Society.

      It has compromised Lawyers and Judges at every level, across the entire country, literally in the tens of thousands.

      And is largely responsible for the legal wins for conservative terrorism.

      Roberts is just one of a legion.

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        The thing is, Roberts has been in a position to stop this from happening for some time. He rubber stamped its approval essentially. THat’s why he deserves his name shamed in history books.

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    Roberts is a direct cause of this hostility…because he chose partisan political play over protecting human rights and upholding the constitution as written. He played the game for a dancing orange wannabe emperor. He lost the respect of the world and history. He can go fuck himself.

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    If you don’t like criticism, don’t run the most corrupt Supreme Court ever.

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    Idk man maybe you shouldn’t have given immunity to the guy who’s given to attacking anyone who doesn’t bend over and take his micro dick

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    If the hostility is towards biased judges then stop being biased. You are not supposed to be biased. If the hostility is towards judges in general then fix your legal system. It isn’t working if people are hostile towards judges for no reason.

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      traitors that need impeaching, conviction and imprisonment for the rest of their pathetic life.

      any one going along with Trump’s nazis thing (including roberts.)

      But I suspect Roberts is talking about conservatives calling pizza shops and having them deliver pizzas to justices as a form of intimidation, as well as the straight up threats, etc.

      and he is right, that needs to stop.