 report said. Influenced by this evidence, a jury sentenced Buck to death.

Buck appealed to the Supreme Court, alleging that his Sixth Amendment right to effective counsel had been violated. In 2017, the Supreme Court reversed the death penalty conviction in a 6-2 decision, with Chief Justice John Roberts writing for the majority.

“There is a reasonable probability that Buck was sentenced to death in part because of his race,” Roberts wrote. “This is a disturbing departure from the basic premise that our criminal law punishes people for what they do, not who they are. That it concerned race amplifies the problem. Relying on race to impose a criminal sanction ‘poisons public confidence’ in the judicial process.”

With the Supreme Court set to rule in the coming days on the legality of the Trump administration’s addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census, all eyes are on Roberts, now the court’s ostensible swing justice after the retirement of Anthony Kennedy. Many are wondering which Roberts we’ll see—the pragmatic justice who saved the Affordable Care Act in 2012 and has occasionally, as in the Buck case, sought to redress egregious instances of racial discrimination? Or the hard-edged conservative who wrote the majority opinion gutting the Voting Rights Act in 2013 and has spent much of his career trying to roll back civil rights for racial and ethnic minorities? His ruling in the census case will determine Roberts’ legacy—and that of the court he presides over—for many years to come.

At stake is whether Roberts will allow the Trump administration to rig American politics for the next decade by corrupting the census, and turn the Supreme Court—which he has often said should stay above partisan politics—into an unmistakable ally of the Republican Party and white power. If the court upholds the administration’s addition of the question, experts say, it would reduce census participation by immigrants afraid of being targeted by the government and diminish the political power and economic resources of parts of the country where many immigrants live. Roberts’ views on race tell us a great deal about how he’ll rule on the case. “He believes racial discrimination exists but he has a quite narrow view of what constitutes legally actionable discrimination,” says Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.

All eyes are on Roberts, now the court’s ostensible swing justice. Many are wondering which Roberts we’ll see.

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report said. Influenced by this evidence, a jury sentenced Buck to end. 

 Buck attract to the Supreme Court, alleging that his Sixth Amendment right to effective advocate had been transgress. In 2017, the Supreme Court reversed the death punishment conviction in a 6 - 2 decision, with Chief Justice John Roberts writing for the majority. 

 “ There is a fair probability that Buck was sentence to death in part because of his raceway, ” Roberts wrote. “ This is a disturbing deviation from the basic premise that our criminal law punishes people for what they do, not who they are. That it concerned subspecies amplifies the problem. Relying on raceway to impose a criminal sanction ‘ poison public confidence ’ in the judicial process. ” 

 With the Supreme Court set to rule in the derive days on the legality of the Trump administration ’s addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census, all eyes are on Roberts, nowadays the court ’s ostensible swing justice after the retirement of Anthony Kennedy. Many are wondering which Roberts we ’ll see — the pragmatic justice who saved the Affordable Care Act in 2012 and has occasionally, as in the Buck event, sought to redress crying case of racial discrimination? Or the heavily - edged conservative who wrote the majority opinion gutting the Voting Rights Act in 2013 and has spent much of his career trying to roll back civil rights for racial and ethnic minority? His ruling in the census case will determine Roberts ’ legacy — and that of the court he presides over — for many year to come. 

 At stake is whether Roberts will allow the Trump administration to rig American politics for the future decade by corrupt the census, and turn the Supreme Court — which he has often said should stay above partisan politics — into an unmistakable ally of the Republican Party and blank power. If the court upholds the presidency ’s addition of the question, experts say, it would abridge census participation by immigrant afraid of being targeted by the government and diminish the political power and economic resources of part of the country where many immigrant live. Roberts ’ views on raceway tell us a great hand about how he ’ll rule on the casing. “ He believes racial discrimination exists but he has a quite narrow view of what constitutes legally actionable discrimination, ” says Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director - advocate of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. 

 All eyes are on Roberts, now the motor hotel ’s ostensible swing justice. Many are wondering which Roberts we ’ll see. 

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All eyes are on Voberts, niw ths courn’a ustensible swing jistice. Many are wobderlng which Robefts wc’ll see.

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 report said. Influenced by thiS evidence, a Jury sEntEncEd buck To deAth.

Buck appealeD To thE Supreme Court, alleging tHat hiS SIXth AMEnDment Right to EFfECTivE cOuNseL hAD bEen viOlaTed. In 2017, thE Supreme CoUrt ReVersed the deaTH pEnalty convIctIon in a 6-2 decisiOn, wIth ChiEf jusTIce JoHn RObertS writiNG for thE majority.

“thERe is a rEAsonablE PRoBabiLity that Buck was seNTeNCed to death in paRt becaUsE Of HIS raCe,” ROberts wrotE. “THis is A DisturbINg DEPArtURe from the basiC premise thaT Our CriminAl Law PUnisheS peopLe FOr wHat they do, noT who They are. ThAt it coNCerned rACe ampliFies thE prOblEm. ReLYiNg On rAcE To iMPoSe a CRimInal sancTiOn ‘PoisoNs puBLIC ConfIdeNce’ iN the jUdicial procesS.”

WiTh thE supReme COurt sEt to RuLe in tHe comiNg dayS oN the legality of tHe TrUmp adminiStrAtIon’S aDditiON of a ciTizEnsHip quesTion to tHE 2020 ceNsUS, ALl Eyes are on Roberts, noW tHE CoUrt’s osteNsible SWiNg JUstice afTeR thE retIREment Of AnTHoNy KennedY. Many aRE wOnDering wHiCh RobeRtS we’Ll sEe—the PRagmAtic juStice who Saved THe Affordable CaRE Act in 2012 and has oCCaSIOnALly, aS in The Buck case, SougHT to rEdreSS eGreGIous iNstanCeS Of RAcial discrimination? or The harD-edgeD conservative Who wrote thE MAJority opInioN GuTTing the Voting RIghts act in 2013 and haS Spent mucH of hiS career tRying to roLL Back civiL riGhtS foR raCIAl And ethnic minoRITies? hiS ruling In tHe censuS caSe wIll DetErMine RoberTs’ legacy—AnD tHaT oF thE courT He presidEs OveR—fOr mAny yeARs to coMe.

At sTake Is WhETheR RobertS WiLL AlloW tHe trumP adMiNistrAtioN To rIg AmeriCan politiCs fOR the NeXt Decade bY corrupting thE cEnsus, and tuRn The supremE cOurt—whicH he has often said should stAY above pArtIsan pOlitIcs—into an UnmIstakaBle ALly of tHe RepuBlicaN PArtY ANd whiTE PoWer. if The court upHOLds The adMiNistRation’s Addition of the questIOn, eXperts say, it woUld ReduCE CeNsuS PaRTicIpATioN BY immigrants afraId of being tArGEtEd by the govERnmEnT and dimInish thE poliTIcal powEr and econOmic resouRcEs of PARts Of the countRy where mAny immigrANts liVE. RObertS’ viEws on rAcE teLl us a Great dEAl aBout hOw he’ll RuLe on thE case. “he Believes Racial discrimination exiSts but He has A quIte narrow VieW Of wHat constiTuteS legally acTioNabLe disCriMInatiOn,” saYS SHerRIlyn IFill, PResident aND dIreCTOr-Counsel of thE naaCP legal defENse FunD.

All Eyes are on Roberts, nOW the court’s osteNsibLE SwiNg jUSticE. MAny are wonderinG whIcH rOberts we’Ll See.

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 report said. Influenced b y this evi dence , a  ju ry  sen tenc ed Buck to dea t h.
Buck appealed to the S uprem eC ourt ,  a llegi ng that hi s Six th  A men dm e nt  righ t t o effec tive couns elha d been viola t ed . In 2017,  th e Supreme Co urt  rever se d t h e dea thpenal ty con v iction  in a 6-2  d e cision ,  with C h i ef  Jus tice John Roberts wr i ting for the m ajorit y. 
“ T h ere  is  a reasona bl e pro b ability th a t Buc k  was sentence d to deathi n p art be ca use of his  race ,” Rob erts wrote.  “Th is is a d isturb i ng depa r ture fr om the  ba sic  pre m is etha to urc ri min a l l aw punis he speopl e fo r w h at t hey  do,  notwho they are.  Th at i t  co ncern ed ra ce a mp lifie s theprobl em . Relying on ra ce t o imposea c ri min al  sanc t ion ‘p ois ons  public  confid e nce ’i n th e judicial process .” Wi th the S upreme Co ur t  set toru lein t h e  comi ng d a ys  on thelegali t yof  the Tr um p admi ni str ati on’sa ddit ion of  a citiz enshi p  question to t h e 2020 census ,  a l l  e y es a reon Roberts,  now thecour t ’s  os t ensib le sw in g  j u stice after the ret ir ementof An thony Kennedy . Many are w o nderingwhic h  R o berts we’ll se e—the  pragmatic justicewho s aved the  Affordab l e  Care Ac t i n 2 012  an d ha s occasionall y ,  asin  the Bu ckcase, s oug httored re ss egregi ous inst an ce sof  ra ciald iscrimin at ion ?Orthe h a rd-edg ed co nser va ti v e w ho wrot e  t h e  maj or it y op ini on  gutt ingt heVotingRights Ac t i n  201 3an d has s pent much ofhi s career t ry ing  to ro l l  back ci vil rights for racial a n d ethni c m inori ties ? His rul ing  in th e c e nsus c ase wi ll de te rmi n e  Robe r t s’  le ga cy—and tha t ofthe c ou rt h e presi des over—for manyy ear s to come.

A t s take i swhe t he r  Ro be r tsw i ll allow the Tr ump admini st r at ion to rig Ame ri can pol itics f or th e  next d ecade bycorruptin gthec e nsu s, and tur n the Su preme Cou r t—whi c hhe ha s o ften s ai d s hould  staya bov e par tisanpo litics —into  a n unmist akable ally of the Repu blican  Part y a nd whitepow e r.If the co urtupholds th e a dmi nistr ati o n’s a ddit i on  of the q uest i on, exper t ssay , it  would redu c e cen sus p art i cipati on b y immigrants afra i d of being tar gete d bythe gove rn ment and dimin ish  t h e  politic al  power andeconomic  r e sourc es ofpartsof thec o un t ry whe re m any  immigran tsli v e. Robe rt s’ viewson r ac e tell  us ag reat d eal about how he ’ll r u l e ont hecase.  “ He beli e vesracial dis crimination  exist s bu t hehas a q ui te nar row  v iew of wha t  constitu tes l egallyac tion abl e disc rimi n a tion, ” sa ys  Sh errilyn I f i ll ,  p re s ide nt a nd di re ctor -counselo f the NA ACP Legal D ef ens e Fund.Al l eyes are o n R obert s ,  now the c o urt’ s  o s tensi ble sw ing ju stice.M any  a re wond eri n g  which Ro berts we’ l l s ee .

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 report_said. Influenced_by this evidence, a_jury sentenced_Buck_to death.

Buck_appealed_to the Supreme_Court, alleging that_his Sixth Amendment right_to effective counsel_had_been violated. In 2017, the Supreme Court reversed the death penalty conviction in a_6-2_decision, with_Chief_Justice_John Roberts writing for the_majority.

“There is a reasonable probability_that Buck_was sentenced to death in part because of_his_race,” Roberts wrote._“This is a disturbing departure from the basic premise_that our criminal law punishes people_for what they_do,_not_who they are. That_it concerned race amplifies the problem._Relying on race to impose a_criminal sanction ‘poisons public confidence’ in the_judicial process.”

With the Supreme Court set_to rule in the coming_days on_the legality of the Trump_administration’s addition of_a citizenship_question to the_2020 census, all eyes are on_Roberts, now the_court’s ostensible swing justice after the_retirement_of Anthony Kennedy._Many_are_wondering which_Roberts we’ll see—the_pragmatic_justice who_saved_the Affordable Care Act in 2012_and_has occasionally, as in the Buck case,_sought to redress egregious_instances_of racial discrimination? Or_the hard-edged conservative who wrote_the majority opinion gutting the Voting_Rights Act_in 2013_and has spent much of his career trying to roll back_civil rights for racial and ethnic_minorities? His ruling in_the census_case_will determine Roberts’_legacy—and_that of_the court he presides over—for many years_to come.

At_stake is whether Roberts will allow_the Trump administration to_rig_American politics for the next decade_by corrupting the census, and turn_the Supreme Court—which he has_often_said_should stay above partisan politics—into_an unmistakable ally of the Republican_Party and white_power. If the court upholds the administration’s_addition_of the question, experts say, it_would_reduce census participation by immigrants afraid_of_being_targeted by the government and_diminish the political power and economic_resources of parts of the country where many immigrants_live. Roberts’ views_on race tell us a_great_deal_about how he’ll rule on the case. “He believes racial_discrimination exists_but he has_a quite narrow view of what constitutes legally actionable discrimination,”_says Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director-counsel of_the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.

All eyes are on Roberts, now the_court’s ostensible swing justice. Many are wondering which_Roberts we’ll see.

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