Just-Us John Roberts' wife is on the take...'Legitimately' is real work.

[Kid Berwyn]

'They come to me': Jane Roberts’ legal recruiting work involved officials whose agencies had cases before the Supreme Court

In newly revealed testimony, Jane Roberts, the wife of Chief Justice John Roberts said she worked for “U.S. attorneys, cabinet officials, former senators” and more.

By HAILEY FUCHS and JOSH GERSTEIN
Politico, 01/31/2023

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Jane Roberts’ placements included at least one firm with a prominent Supreme Court practice, according to the complaint, which also includes sworn testimony from Roberts herself, in which she notes the powerful officials — whose agencies have had frequent cases before her husband — for whom she has worked.

“A significant portion of my practice on the partner side is with senior government lawyers, ranging from U.S. attorneys, cabinet officials, former senators, chairmen of federal commissions, general counsel of federal commissions, and then senior political appointees within the ranks of various agencies, and I -- they come to me looking to transition to the private sector,” Roberts said, according to a transcript of a 2015 arbitration hearing related to her former colleague’s termination.

In her testimony, Roberts also noted the benefit of working with senior government officials: “Successful people have successful friends.”

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https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/31/jane-roberts-legal-recruiting-work-agencies-cases-supreme-court-00080515



"They come to me." -- Mrs. Jane Roberts, wife of Chief Justice John Roberts

[markodochartaigh]

1. "Successful people have successful friends."

The definition of cronyism.

[Kid Berwyn]

2. Crony Capitalism devolved to Crony Government

Thanks to Vladimir Putin, Semion Mogilevich, Harlan Crow and their friends.

And some people wonder why it is the rich keep getting richer and the middle class shrinks during the wealthiest times in human history.

Like Mrs. Roberts must say, "Money is power, just like speech."

[markodochartaigh]

3. After WWII the US

was the only industrial power standing. The US benefited from the end of the industrial revolution, the materials revolution, the green revolution, the biomedical revolution, and the computer/electronics revolution. The US had the reserve currency which was successfully changed from being backed by precious metals, gold and silver, to being backed by uranium and lead. The US built a worldwide banking, agricultural, and industrial empire backed by the largest military in human history.

And from this unequaled wealth the US built the greatest wealth inequality in history.

[BoRaGard]

4. el stinko republicano

garbage pail ethics

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5. SCOTUS get to monitor themselves for like ethics.

Which is nice, especially when you have billionaire friends.

[Buddyzbuddy]

6. Ethics, swearing in, devout, faithful, law abiding, morality are all just words on a paper to these faithless f.cks.

What a godamn scam! It's proof they know there is no God. Otherwise, they'd be scared to death about meeting their maker.

To the true believers, I don't wish to offend or take that belief away from you. It is not my fault you have so many wolves in sheep's clothing amongst you. And too many of you turn a blind eye knowing they're full of crap. I truly hate them and wish them ill.

Not only should you not turn the other cheek, you should never turn your back on them. Evil, greedy sonsofbitches is what they are.

[Kid Berwyn]

7. John Roberts' Wife Made Millions From Elite Law Firms, Major Companies

Never trust a fart and never turn you back on traitors.



John Roberts' Wife Made Millions From Elite Law Firms, Major Companies: Whistleblower Docs

"It almost makes you wonder whether the Supreme Court of the United States is suffering a massive, systemic ethics crisis," said one critic.

by Julia Conley
Common Dreams, April 28, 2023

A whistleblower from the legal recruiting firm Major, Lindsey & Africa says Jane Sullivan Roberts, the wife of U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, was paid $10.3 million in commissions over seven years from her job as a headhunter at the company, where she placed attorneys with law firms—including at least one that argued a case before the Supreme Court after the placement was made.

Sullivan Roberts was paid the money between 2007 and 2014, having taken a job with the company two years after her husband was confirmed to the Supreme Court, according to a report out Friday from Business Insider.

The whistleblower, Kendal Price, said in a sworn affidavit in December that he believed "at least some of [Roberts'] remarkable success as a recruiter has come because of her spouse's position."

Price's complaint was reported on earlier this year by Politico and The New York Times, and Insider published new documents regarding the case.

"When I found out that the spouse of the chief justice was soliciting business from law firms, I knew immediately that it was wrong," Price, who worked alongside Sullivan Roberts from 2011-2013 at Major, Lindsey & Africa, told Business Insider. "During the time I was there, I was discouraged from ever raising the issue. And I realized that even the law firms who were Jane's clients had nowhere to go. They were being asked by the spouse of the chief justice for business worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, and there was no one to complain to. Most of these firms were likely appearing or seeking to appear before the Supreme Court. It's natural that they'd do anything they felt was necessary to be competitive."

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https://www.commondreams.org/news/jane-roberts-whistleblower

PS: It is less than surprising and more than disappointing to see how little this story has resonated with the nation -- more proof the corporate free press amounts to nothing more than a cold press corpse.

PPS: As for the existence of non-existence of God: I consider this world a miracle. It's up to us to separate the signal of love from all the noise that is evil.