This F*cking Guy: John Roberts

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<p>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.</p><p>For a closed-captioned version of this episode, <a href="https://youtu.be/CeT6Fooeo_k">click here</a>. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast, episode title, and episode date.</p><p><strong>Sources:</strong></p><p>Roberts started on path to success at young age (<a href="https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2005/aug/16/20050816-122951-1663r/">The Washington Times</a>)</p><p>The Supreme Court’s Power Grab (<a href="https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2024/08/15/the-supreme-courts-power-grab/">The New York Review</a>)</p><p>Entering a new Supreme Court term, John Roberts is as enigmatic as ever (<a href="https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2024/0930/supreme-court-chief-justice-john-roberts">The Christian Science Monitor</a>)</p><p>Biographies of the Robes: John Glover Roberts (<a href="https://www.thirteen.org/wnet/supremecourt/future/robes_roberts.html">Thirteen PBS</a>) </p><p>No More Mr. Nice Guy (<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/05/25/no-more-mr-nice-guy">The New Yorker</a>)</p><p>Court Nominee's Life Is Rooted in Faith and Respect for Law (<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/21/politics/court-nominees-life-is-rooted-in-faith-and-respect-for-law.html">New York Times</a>)</p><p>In the Rough (<a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2005/08/in-the-rough.html">Slate</a>)</p><p>Portrait of the Chief Justice as a Family Man (<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2006/08/07/portrait-of-the-chief-justice-as-a-family-man/682c9998-4cdc-412d-bcb4-adbdd719faa3/">The Washington Post</a>)</p><p>Does John Roberts’ Whites-Only Childhood Home Explain the Supreme Court’s Callais Ruling? (<a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/05/john-roberts-whites-only-supreme-court-callais.html">Slate</a>)</p><p>Roberts' Conflicts Of Interest (<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/roberts-conflicts-of-interest/">CBS News</a>)</p><p>Roberts's Rules (<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2007/01/robertss-rules/305559/">The Atlantic</a>)</p><p>Did Roberts Help Fuel AIDS Scare? (<a href="https://www.science.org/content/article/did-roberts-help-fuel-aids-scare">Science</a>)</p><p>Chief justice tumbles after seizure (<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/07/30/roberts.fall/index.html">CNN</a>)</p><p>The Pro-Money Court: How the Roberts Supreme Court Dismantled Campaign Finance Law (<a href="https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/pro-money-court-how-roberts-supreme-court-dismantled-campaign-finance-law">Brennan Center</a>)</p><p>John Roberts: Supreme Court Nomination Hearings from PBS NewsHour and EMK Institute (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNF_pwkP6gg">YouTube</a>)</p><p>Money Unlimited (<a href="http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/05/21/money-unlimited">The New Yorker</a>)</p><p>‘They come to me’: Jane Roberts’ legal recruiting work involved officials whose agencies had cases before the Supreme Court (<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/31/jane-roberts-legal-recruiting-work-agencies-cases-supreme-court-00080515">Politico</a>)</p><p>Trump v. CASA Inc. (<a href="https://www.oyez.org/cases/2024/24A884">Oyez</a>)</p><p>Citizens United, Explained (<a href="https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/citizens-united-explained">Brennan Center</a>)</p></div>