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John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States, was born in Buffalo, New York, January 27, 1955. He married Jane Marie Sullivan in 1996 and they have two children - Josephine and John. He received an A.B. from Harvard College in 1976 and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1979. He served as a law clerk for Judge Henry J. Friendly of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1979–1980 and as a law clerk for then-Associate Justice William H. Rehnquist of the Supreme Court of the United States during the 1980 Term. He was Special Assistant to the Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice from 1981–1982, Associate Counsel to President Ronald Reagan, White House Counsel’s Office from 1982–1986, and Principal Deputy Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice from 1989–1993. From 1986–1989 and 1993–2003, he practiced law in Washington, D.C. He was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 2003. Presiden...

John Roberts Health Care Decision: Supreme Court Chief Justice Switched Sides, CBS Reports Fresh evidence has surfaced regarding suspicions that Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts switched his vote on health care reform. CBS News reports that Roberts initially sided with the court's four conservative members to overturn President Barack Obama's individual mandate. After changing his mind, Roberts fended off a month of efforts to sway him back to the other side, headed by Justice Anthony Kennedy. "He was relentless," a source told CBS regarding Kennedy's push. "He was very engaged in this." In addition to private jostling within the Supreme Court, it appears that the public spotlight was a factor. The CBS report points to how Roberts pays attention to media coverage. With his court's reputation on the line, one source suggested that the chief justice became "wobbly" in the eyes of his conservative counterparts....

Better Health, Better Care, Lower Costs: Reforming Health Care Delivery As our nation works to bring health care costs under control, much of the focus is on how to make changes to our health care system that will improve the quality and safety of care and provide measureable savings in the coming decade. The Affordable Care Act makes an historic investment in tools to help transform our health care delivery system over the long run—tools that will reduce and eliminate preventable injuries to patients, reward quality and innovation, and spur adoption of technology that improves care while better aligning payment incentives to reward providers who work to improve care. The long-term savings from these reforms are not yet being fully realized, but they are setting the stage for a transformation of the way that health care is delivered in the United States, to put us on a path toward a patient-centered system that rewards the quality of care delivered, not just the quantity of serv...

What the Supreme Court's ruling means for your health care Today, the Supreme Court issued a historic ruling: They upheld the Affordable Care Act and ensured that millions of American families will have access to health care and protection from the worst abuses of the insurance industry. Lots of people have questions about the Affordable Care Act, the Supreme Court's decision, and their health care coverage. We've pulled together the most useful information -- including President Obama's remarks after the announcement -- at WhiteHouse.gov: Watch the video and get the facts here. Because the law has an impact on so many Americans, it's important to understand its basic parts. We've also put together a list of facts about the Affordable Care Act. Will you give it a read, and then pass it on?

Name State App't From Appointed by President Judicial Oath Taken Date Service Terminated Chief Justices Jay, John New York Washington (a) October 19, 1789 June 29, 1795 Rutledge, John South Carolina Washington August 12, 1795 December 15, 1795 Ellsworth, Oliver Connecticut Washington March 8, 1796 December 15, 1800 Marshall, John Virginia Adams, John February 4, 1801 July 6, 1835 Taney, Roger Brooke Maryland Jackson March 28, 1836 October 12, 1864 Chase, Salmon Portland Ohio Lincoln December 15, 1864 May 7, 1873 Waite, Morrison Remick Ohio Grant March 4, 1874 March 23, 1888 Fuller, Melville Weston Illinois Cleveland October 8, 1888 July 4, 1910 White, Edward Douglass Louisiana Taft December 19, 1910 May 19, 1921 Taft, William Howard Connecticut Harding July 11, 1921 February 3, 1930 Hughes, Charles Evans New York Hoover February 24, 1930 June 30, 1941 Stone, Harlan Fiske New York Roosevelt, F. July 3, 1941 April 22, 1946 Vinson, Fred Moore Kentucky Truman June 24, 1...

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas made big news today by revealing the obvious: Oral arguments aren't that big of a deal—especially to Thomas, who has gone more than six years without asking a single question at a hearing. Referring to the discourse between justices and lawyers, Thomas told a University of Kentucky audience , "I see no need for all of that. Most of that is in the briefs, and there are a few questions around the edges.” He noted that outside of the hour-long oral arguments , the nine justices “have a lifetime to go back in chambers and to argue with each other.” The remarks were enough to excite the Associated Press , USA Today , The Washington Post , Politico and other publications but if you think about it, his words were merely common http://news.yahoo.com/clarence-thomas-makes-news-stating-obvious-221551066.html http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2012/04/clarence-thomas-makes-news-stating-obvious/50857/ http://www.theatlantic...