‘Their aim was simple: to chill the judicial independence’ of Supreme Court justices
A new lawsuit alleges the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court is running what’s being called an “unconstitutional shadow agency,” going beyond the responsibilities of the judicial branch by taking regulatory actions.
The fight was launched by America First Legal Foundation, which was started by Stephen Miller, President Donald Trump’s deputy chief of staff for policy.
Chief Justice John Roberts was cited in his capacity as the head of the U.S. Judicial Conference. Also named was Robert J. Conrad, the director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.