John Roberts Scorecard

Oh Slate.com, how often I forget you only to find that so often you do have just what I need. Here's their re-cap of Roberts positions on things:

He won't answer questions about any case currently pending before the Supreme Court (abortion, right-to-die);

He won't answer questions about any case that might someday conceivably be pending before the Supreme Court (separation of powers, contested presidential elections);

He won't answer questions he's decided on the court of appeals (since they may someday conceivably be pending before the Supreme Court);

He won't answer questions about prior nominees (Robert Bork) because that is not appropriate;

He can't answer questions about general legal doctrine because they are too general;

He can't answer questions about specific legal doctrine because they are too specific;

He can't answer questions about his early memos because a robot wrote them.

A robot eh? But just 'a robot right? I mean, he's not a killer kind of robot from the future sent to destroy us all? Hate those.

There's also "Evasion of Privacy: The phony humility of John Roberts" that is worth your time.