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Chief Justice John Roberts says American public wrongly views the justices as ‘political actors’

Nbcwashington · · 395 words · By Lawrence Hurley; NBC News
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“Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday defended the Supreme Court from what he believes are misconceptions held by the American people that he and his colleagues are “political actors””
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of dictionary definitions of the word 'chief', information about a women's network, and Wikipedia entries for actor Eric Roberts and the comic 'Judge Dredd'. None of the provided evidence mentions Chief Justice John Roberts, a conference in Hershey, PA, or his comments regarding 'political actors'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Eric Roberts (born April 18, 1956) is an American actor. His career began with King of the Gypsies (1978), earning a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor Debut. He earned both a Golden Globe a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Roberts_filmography
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of characters in the British comic strip Judge Dredd appearing in 2000 AD, Judge Dredd Megazine and related publications. They are listed alphabetically by surname, in categories. (Majo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Judge_Dredd_characters
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Origins" is one of the longest Judge Dredd storylines to run in the pages of British comic 2000 AD. Making extensive use of flashbacks, it tells the story of how the Judges of Mega-City One rose to p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origins_(Judge_Dredd_story)
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“Roberts is a member of the court’s 6-3 conservative majority”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of Wikipedia entries for the letters 'U', 'Ú', and 'Ü'. There is no information regarding the composition of the U.S. Supreme Court or Chief Justice John Roberts.
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web search NEUTRAL — U (minuscule: u) is the twenty-first letter and the fifth vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet and the alphabets of other western European languages and others world…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U
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web search NEUTRAL — Ú (minuscule: ú), known as U-acute, is a Latin-script character composed of the letter U and an acute accent. It is found in the Czech, Dobrujan Tatar, Faroese, Hungarian, Icelandic, Karakalpak and Sl…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ú
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web search NEUTRAL — Ü (minuscule: ü) is a Latin script character composed of the letter U and the diaeresis diacritical mark.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ü
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“The court has also in several cases weakened the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965”
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Multiple independent sources confirm that the Supreme Court (specifically the Roberts Court) has weakened the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Wikipedia explicitly mentions the nullification of preclearance in Shelby County v. Holder (2013), and the HISTORY website also states that Supreme Court rulings have weakened the Act.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Roberts Court has substantially weakened the Voting Rights Act in a series of rulings. In Shelby County v. Holder (2013), the court nullified preclearance for states with a history of racial discr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
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web search NEUTRAL — Supreme Court Rulings Weaken Voting Rights Act. Since its passage, the Voting Rights Act has been amended to include such features as the protection of voting rights for non-English speaking American …
https://www.history.com/articles/voting-rights-act
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web search NEUTRAL — WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court paused a lower court’s ruling limiting who can sue under the under the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act, a move backed by civil rights groups and other advocates.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/supreme-court-pauses-rul…
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