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John Roberts Makes His Bid for Infamy
The chief justice and his allies have rewritten the Constitution to make it say what they want it to say.
By Jamelle Bouie
Based in Charlottesville, Va., and Washington, Jamelle Bouie became a New York Times Opinion columnist in 2019. Before that he was the chief political correspondent for Slate magazine.
Mr. Bouie, who is a political analyst for CBS News, has been a staff writer at The Daily Beast and has held fellowships at The American Prospect and The Nation magazine. You can follow him on X (formerly Twitter).
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