WP: As Chief, Roberts Would Be Tested

[kskiska]

Justice John Paul Stevens is widely regarded as one of the most liberal members of the Supreme Court, and regularly spars with conservative Antonin Scalia.

But when he approached an old acquaintance at the American Bar Association's annual meeting in Chicago last month, he was upbeat about President Bush's selection of another cerebral conservative, John G. Roberts Jr., for the court.

"Isn't it great news?" Stevens, 85, said, according to the acquaintance, who asked not to be named because it was a private conversation.

Roberts was still a nominee for associate justice at the time, but Stevens's attitude toward him illustrates an advantage he would bring to the role of chief justice -- a role he is all but certain to play after his four days of hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/17/AR2005091700947.html

[Democat]

1. Hopefully Stevens knows more than we do about Roberts

Let's hope he isn't going to be swayed by this right wing activist.