Overview
- Roberts pledged to act as an impartial “umpire,” but the report says his leadership has advanced a conservative political project.
- He authored the 2013 Shelby County v. Holder opinion, which the report links to a surge of voting restrictions in more than 30 states.
- In 2019 he wrote Rucho v. Common Cause, holding that partisan-gerrymandering claims are beyond the reach of federal courts.
- After October arguments in a Louisiana redistricting case, observers expect the Court could make it far harder to preserve districts representing voters of color.
- Advocates quoted warn that resulting maps could shift up to 19 U.S. House seats to Republicans in 2026.