Justice Anthony Kennedy, joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and the Court's liberals, ruled that the state flew too close to the federal sun.
大法官安东尼·肯尼迪裁定,亚利桑纳州对联邦政府的挑战已经越界,首席大法官约翰·罗伯茨及法院的自由派大法官也赞同这一裁定。
"The basic compact underlying representative government," wrote Chief Justice John Roberts for the court, "assumes that public officials will hear from their constituents and act on their concerns."
首席大法官约翰·罗伯茨代表法院写道:“代议制政府的基本契约假定,公职人员将听取选民的意见,并根据他们关心的事情采取行动。”
Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath in front of reporters.
首期法官约翰·罗伯特(John·Robert)在记者面前宣读誓词。
This week, Chief Justice John Roberts told law students that "anybody can criticize the Supreme Court."
VOA: special.2010.03.12
Chief Justice John Roberts was one of four dissenters.
VOA: special.2009.06.12
Generally,five of the nine justices make up a conservative majority on the high court, including Chief Justice John Roberts.
VOA: standard.2009.10.01
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