Supreme judge John Roberts emphasizes the independence of judicial independence in the middle of tensions with Trump

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The highest judge John Roberts emphasized the importance of the independence of the judiciary during the public remarks on Wednesday and found that the role of judiciary as a CO-equal government branch for the political system of the nation is of central importance.

“The judiciary is a cooking of government branch, which is separated from the others who are authorized to interpret the constitution as a law and obviously put down the acts of congress or actions by the president,” said Roberts at an event in his homeland in Buffalo, New York.

The role of the judiciary added, “to decide cases, but in the course of this to check the excesses of the congress or the executive”.

This work, said Roberts, “requires a certain degree of independence.”

Roberts’ comments on the judiciary showed a longer round of the applause of the judges and lawyers who gathered in West -New York to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Federal Court. The top judge was born in Buffalo, but moved to Indiana at the age of 10.

Roberts, who will mark his 20th year in September, did not mention President Donald Trump, and he did not directly discuss the tension between the executive and judicial sectors raised since the president took office in January. Roberts stated that he had given an explanation on this topic at the beginning of this year that he asked for the calls from Trump and some of his allies that judges ruling against his administration.

“The elevation is not the way you register disagreement for decisions,” he said.

Roberts delivered a rare complaint to the President in March and released the declaration in response to calls to calls at the time of the indictment of judges, which have put some parts of his agenda on hold, including the rapid description of the efforts of the federal immigration approved by the congress and their efforts to reduce the state expenditure approved by the congress.

“For more than two centuries, it has been found that there is no reasonable response to disagreements in relation to a judicial decision,” said Roberts in his earlier statement. “For this purpose, there is the normal appeal review process.”

In the recent public comments, Trump swore carefully to expressly honor the decisions of the future Supreme Court – even when he continued to remain against judges that prevailed against him. In a number of top -class cases, including a man from Maryland, who was incorrectly deported to El Salvador, the administration has interpreted any unclear to its advantage.

Roberts, who has often increased the importance of the independence of judicial independence in the past, did not mention the large number of cases in which Trump’s second term in the past few months has ended up on the emergency dock of the Supreme Court, including a calling, which involves redeeming board members on the independent agencies with the board member, and the controversial efforts, some migrants according to the law to deport the alienation of 1798.

One of the most pending profile cases that are now pending at the court is to end Trump’s order to effectively end citizenship. After the lower courts prevented the administration from moving forward, the administration asked the judges to consider considerably who is protected by these lower court commands.

In this case, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on May 15th.

Most of Roberts’ comments on Wednesday adhered to familiar topics, although the highest judge had briefly defended decisions that plunge the precedents. Although Roberts did not discuss specific modern cases, his court for his decision of 2022 to lift Roe against Wade – considerable setbacks – and public approval -.

“Many people talk as if we override much more. It is the lowest that has been since the 50s,” said Roberts.

And some cases, said Roberts, should be overridden.

“The idea that it is a bad thing without exception to overwrite precedence cases is, I think pretty wrong,” he added. “At the same time, you can’t do it nilly.”

When asked by the US district judge Lawrence Vilardo, if he has ever thought of retirement, Robert’s circular route shot back: “No.”

The highest judge, who turned 70 this year, began a discussion about how he could make this calculation one day. If he realized at some point that he was a burden for the court, he said, maybe that would be different. Roberts said he once asked “very good friends” to let him know if they ever felt that it was time for him to step down.

After a long break, said Roberts, both friends joked at the same time that it was already time.

At the moment, said Roberts, he felt “pretty healthy”.

“I’m going with my feet first,” he said.

This story has been updated with additional information.