Chief Justice John Roberts’ institutionalist approach to the judiciary

In the last few weeks, Chief Justice Roberts has sided with the liberal U.S. Supreme Court justices in striking down President Trump’s effort to revoke DACA, in protecting victims of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, and in preventing Louisiana from restricting access to abortions.
In contrast, he sided with the conservatives in prohibiting Montana from excluding religious schools from programs available to private non-religious schools. The middle is a comfortable positio