Did Roberts attend his last State of the Union?

Slaughter supports ban on insider trading

By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: January 26, 2012
Tags: Congress, insider trading ban, President Barack Obama, Rep. Louise Slaughter, State of the Union

Rep. Louise Slaughter of Fairport heard some good news from President Barack Obama in his State of the Union address Tuesday. “I was delighted to hear the president’s enthusiasm to sign legislation that ends insider trading in Congress and finally reigns in the political intelligence industry that’s been lurking in the shadows of the halls [...]

6 justices to attend Obama speech Tuesday night

By The Associated Press
POSTED: January 25, 2011
Tags: attendees, President Barack Obama, SCOTUS, State of the Union

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chief Justice John Roberts will lead a contingent of six Supreme Court justices at President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech, quieting speculation that only Democratic appointees to the court would attend.

Justice Breyer will attend State of the Union

By Dolan Media Newswires
POSTED: December 15, 2010
Tags: Congress, Justice Stephen Breyer, State of the Union

When the president addresses Congress in his State of the Union speech next month, Justice Stephen Breyer will be front and center. Despite the controversy stemming from President Obama’s comments …

Scalia: High Court should not be moral arbiters

By The Associated Press
POSTED: August 1, 2010
Tags: Justice Antonin Scalia, justices, morals, nomination process, SCOTUS, State of the Union

BOZEMAN, Mont. — Antonin Scalia believes U.S. Supreme Court justices are all too often deciding the nation’s morals from the bench. He thinks the nomination process has turned into “absurd political theater.”

O’Connor: State of the Union ‘awkward’ place

By Dolan Media Newswires
POSTED: April 7, 2010
Tags: retired justice, Sandra Day O'Connor, SCOTUS, State of the Union, Supreme Court Justices

Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor predicts that fewer Court justices will attend State of the Union addresses because of the “awkward” position in which it places them.