Thread by @stevenmazie

In his capacity as head of the federal judiciary, John Roberts just released his end-of-year report. He pays homage to Chief Justice Taft, highlighting issues the Judicial Conference will soon tackle.

But Roberts’s real message is to Congress: keep your hands off SCOTUS

There are three issues Roberts says the conference will engage: judges’ financial disclosures, harassment & misbehavior, and judicial assignment in patent cases.

But his subtext rings louder than any of that: criticize us all you like, but we will manage ourselves quite well without any meddling from the outside, thankyouverymuch. A not so veiled reference to Biden’s SCOTUS Reform Commission and possible congressional action.

Here’s the full report supremecourt.gov/publicinfo/yea…