Roberts Declines to Explain Group Listing
Court Nominee Roberts Declines to Explain Listing in Federalist Society Leadership
Directory
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Judge John G. Roberts, President
Bush's choice to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court, is seen during
a visit at the office Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., oN Capitol Hill in
Washington, Wednesday, July 20, 2005. Citing privacy and precedent, the
Bush administration indicated it does not intend to release all memos
and other documents written by Supreme Court nominee John Roberts when
he worked for two Republican presidents. A leading Senate Democrat disputed
the assertion that privacy was at stake and called such a position a "red
herring." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) |
Sources say that John Roberts, Supreme Court nominee declined to answer as
to why he was listed in a leadership directory of the Ferderalist Society. Reportedly,
sources from the White house say that he has no recollection of belonging to
such a group.
Even though no Democrats have publicly threatened to filibuster his nomination,
they have reportedly said they're concerned that not enough is known about Roberts'
personal and legal views. Questions on his views will be the priority at his
confimation hearings later this summer.
Sources say that when Roberts' was asked about the listing in the directory,
he smiled but did not reply.
Trusted sources say the Washington Post reported Monday that it had obtained
from a liberal group a 1997-98 Federalist Society leadership directory listing
Roberts, then a partner in a private law firm, as being a steering committee
member in the group's Washington chapter.
Roberts has acknowledged participating in Federal Society events and giving
speeches for the organization
