U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM Case About World War Two-era Jewish Property Claim Riles US Supreme Court Chief Justice
Roberts engaged in a rare series of questions reflecting controlled frustration and disbelief at arguments from one of his former law clerks—representing the United States—that the State department did not have enough information to say what the court should do in the case Republic of Hungary v. Simon.
December 07, 2020 at 03:25 PM
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The original version of this story was published on National Law Journal
A frustrated Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. on Monday grilled a U.S. Justice Department lawyer over why the United States would not take a position on what courts should do in a case the government claims has significant implications for foreign relations.
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