What is particularly interesting in the last two SCOTUS rulings is the position of the Chief Justice in the decisions. Roberts has sided with the "liberal" arm of the Court in both decisions; given that his initial appointment was seen as a means of blunting the "liberal" impact on Court decisions, does this indicate a swing away from the hard "conservative" block seen in prior decisions? Is Roberrts going over to the "Dark Side" (at least in the eyes of the Tea Party faction)? It has been seen in the past how some Chief Justices and Associate Justices have had their percieved philosophical leanings coming into the Court tempered by having spent some time actually on the Court bench. Is this an indicator of a possible future swing away from strict ideology?...
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