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Papers Show John Roberts to be “Forceful Conservative”

HeadlineAug 16, 2005

More papers have been released from Supreme Court nominee John Roberts days working in the Reagan White House. The Wall Street Journal reports the papers depict him as a “forceful conservative.” In one paper, Roberts wrote that a controversial memorial service for aborted fetuses was “an entirely appropriate means of calling attention to the abortion tragedy.” He also approved a telegram written by President Reagan that compared Roe vs. Wade to the Dred Scott decision of 1857, which upheld slavery. In another paper, Roberts defended prayer in public schools.

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