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Chief justice John Roberts jokes about leaving town for 'impregnable fortress' | Chief justice John Roberts jokes about leaving town for 'impregnable fortress' |
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US supreme court chief justice John Roberts is joking that he'll be spending some time in "an impregnable fortress" now that the supreme court has ended a session that featured him casting the decisive vote upholding President Barack Obama's healthcare law. | US supreme court chief justice John Roberts is joking that he'll be spending some time in "an impregnable fortress" now that the supreme court has ended a session that featured him casting the decisive vote upholding President Barack Obama's healthcare law. |
Responding to a question about his summer plans, Roberts quipped that he thought his planned trip to Malta to teach a class was a "good idea". | Responding to a question about his summer plans, Roberts quipped that he thought his planned trip to Malta to teach a class was a "good idea". |
He delivered the joke Friday at a federal court conference at a posh Pennsylvania resort. | He delivered the joke Friday at a federal court conference at a posh Pennsylvania resort. |
Roberts declined to answer a question about the landmark opinion issued Thursday. But he says he hopes the court will be remembered for "protecting equal justice under the law". | Roberts declined to answer a question about the landmark opinion issued Thursday. But he says he hopes the court will be remembered for "protecting equal justice under the law". |
Roberts was speaking in Farmington, Pennsylvania, at a conference hosted by the judicial conference of the District of Columbia circuit. | Roberts was speaking in Farmington, Pennsylvania, at a conference hosted by the judicial conference of the District of Columbia circuit. |
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