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When a president is on trial, the Supreme Court chief justice presides.
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Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
The chief justice's Wednesday letter was largely focused on the nation's history, including an early 19th-century case establishing the principle that Congress shouldn't remove judges over contentious rulings.
—CBS News, 1 Jan. 2026
The chief justice’s Wednesday letter was largely focused on the nation’s history, including an early 19th-century case establishing the principle that Congress shouldn’t remove judges over contentious rulings.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
Yet the Supreme Court, including the chief justice, seems not to care.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
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Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
The chief justice's Wednesday letter was largely focused on the nation's history, including an early 19th-century case establishing the principle that Congress shouldn't remove judges over contentious rulings.
—CBS News, 1 Jan. 2026
The chief justice’s Wednesday letter was largely focused on the nation’s history, including an early 19th-century case establishing the principle that Congress shouldn’t remove judges over contentious rulings.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
Yet the Supreme Court, including the chief justice, seems not to care.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
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“Chief justice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chief%20justice. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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