Nominee Roberts: Constitution Protects Privacy Rights
John G. Roberts Jr., appearing before a Senate panel considering his nomination to be the new chief justice, said he believes the U.S. Constitution protects a right to privacy and repudiated a view expressed more than two decades ago in a memo in which he referred to a "so-called" right to privacy in the charter. The comments came a day after Roberts delivered an opening statement in which he declared that "judges are not politicians" and vowed to approach any cases brought before the court with an open mind.
Hearings Begin With Questions About Abortion, Washington Post, September 13, 2005.
