For Immediate Release

Take Back the Court Statement on Mike Pence's Attacks on John Roberts

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (Augusta 6, 2020) —

Mike Pence on Wednesday attacked Chief Justice John Roberts, despite Roberts's central role in rulings that help conservatives govern via minority rule, including Shelby County v Holder, which gutted the Voting Rights Act, and Citizens United. Take Back the Court Executive Director Aaron Belkin released the following statement in response:

"John Roberts is a partisan extremist with a clear record of decisions that enable minority rule by conservatives. But he also knows the Court's legitimacy is in tatters, so he has trimmed his sails this year in the face of calls for reform.

"Don’t be fooled: Mike Pence is only disingenuously attacking a rock-ribbed ideological and partisan ally to counter-pressure Roberts, to undermine the momentum for Court reform, and to pressure Roberts to continue disenfranchising voters as the November elections approach."

About Take Back the Court

Take Back the Court raises awareness about the urgent need to expand the number of seats on the Supreme Court to address the theft of the court by Senator Mitch McConnell during the Obama Administration. Without adding seats, Congress will not be able to restore the right to vote, ensure reproductive freedom, protect workers, halt our climate emergency, or pass new legislation. Court expansion, which can be accomplished without a constitutional amendment, is the only reform that enables the un-rigging of the system and the restoration of democracy. Learn more at https://www.takebackthecourt.today.