This F*cking Guy: John Roberts

In our 42nd episode of This F*cking Guy, Erin and Alyssa dive deep into the past of the most uptight motherf*cker on the planet, Chief Justice John Roberts. From his early days as a “soberpuss” scholar, to playing the long game to gut the Voting Rights Act, to being the ringleader of malicious intent on the Citizens United ruling, to his obsession with being perceived as a Fancy Law Boy Institutionalist, this may be one of our most phony guys yet.

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Roberts started on path to success at young age (The Washington Times)

The Supreme Court’s Power Grab (The New York Review)

Entering a new Supreme Court term, John Roberts is as enigmatic as ever (The Christian Science Monitor)

Biographies of the Robes: John Glover Roberts (Thirteen PBS) 

No More Mr. Nice Guy (The New Yorker)

Court Nominee's Life Is Rooted in Faith and Respect for Law (New York Times)

In the Rough (Slate)

Portrait of the Chief Justice as a Family Man (The Washington Post)

Does John Roberts’ Whites-Only Childhood Home Explain the Supreme Court’s Callais Ruling? (Slate)

Roberts' Conflicts Of Interest (CBS News)

Roberts's Rules (The Atlantic)

Did Roberts Help Fuel AIDS Scare? (Science)

Chief justice tumbles after seizure (CNN)

The Pro-Money Court: How the Roberts Supreme Court Dismantled Campaign Finance Law (Brennan Center)

John Roberts: Supreme Court Nomination Hearings from PBS NewsHour and EMK Institute (YouTube)

Money Unlimited (The New Yorker)

‘They come to me’: Jane Roberts’ legal recruiting work involved officials whose agencies had cases before the Supreme Court (Politico)

Trump v. CASA Inc. (Oyez)

Citizens United, Explained (Brennan Center)