Why Is John Roberts in a Rush All of a Sudden?

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Why Is John Roberts in a Rush All of a Sudden?

May 13, 2026 at 3:04 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 151 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2026/05/13/why-is-john-roberts-in-a-rush-all-of-a-sudden/

Rick Hasen: “Over his two decades on the Supreme Court, United States Chief Justice John Roberts had consistently played the long game when it comes to the court’s weakening of voting rights. That was until the past few weeks. With a series of major upheavals in the past month alone, Roberts has signaled that he is shifting to a two-minute offense.”

“This change of velocity, heralded by rulings relating to Louisiana’s and Alabama’s redistricting, threatens to continually upend American elections and create incentives for maximum partisan warfare at exactly the wrong time. The question is why Roberts is suddenly playing like a man running out of time.”