June 19, 2019 – CNN Legal Analyst Joan Biskupic, a lawyer-journalist and Marquette University graduate, knows something about the U.S. Supreme Court: She has been covering the High Court’s every move for almost three decades.
Recently, she published her latest book about Chief Justice John G. Roberts, the fourth biography she has written about a U.S. Supreme Court justice in her journalism career.
In “The Chief: The Life and Turbulent Times of Chief Justice John Roberts,” Biskupic examines and explores the life and work of the country’s most influential justice.
Last week, Biskupic was a featured speaker at the State Bar of Wisconsin’s 2019 Annual Meeting and Conference (AMC) in Green Bay, providing insights on Chief Justice Roberts and about blockbuster decisions that we may see in the coming weeks.
“We are about to see so many big cases released,” Biskupic says in this post-presentation interview with the State Bar last week. “On the day we are taping this, in the middle of your conference, there are 24 more rulings expected.”
Biskupic said we still don’t know what the court’s going to say about the validity of the census question, asking about citizenship. And we don’t know what the justices will say about partisan gerrymandering, an issue that is so important in Wisconsin.
“All those are going to come down and test this very divided court, and it will test the Chief Justice also,” said Biskupic, noting the Chief Justice Roberts is only the 17th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in the court’s history.
“John Roberts is the decisive figure on the Supreme Court. He is the ideological median justice on this court; essentially he could be the swing justice for our future.”
Read more about Biskupic’s book in her pre-conference interview with the State Bar and learn about all the great sessions and activities at this year’s AMC roundup.
