In defining his role as chief justice, John Roberts Jr. in 2005 famously compared the job to that of an umpire, and he added, “Nobody ever went to a ballgame to see the umpire.”

Similarly, it is safe to say that nobody except Supreme Court nerds will be tuning in to the inauguration of Donald Trump on Jan. 20 so they can see Roberts or the rest of the justices in action.

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