Jodi Kantor and the New York Times Invite Protesters to John Roberts’s House

Jodi Kantor of the New York Times has been one of the leaders of a two-pronged assault on the Supreme Court. One prong is leaks from the Court, the dangers of which became apparent after the Dobbs leak triggered a plot to assassinate members of the Dobbs majority before the opinion could issue. Kantor has run stories from more leaks aiming at cracking the Court’s deliberations. The other prong is going after the justices’ homes and travel, providing them no sanctuary from protests, harassment, and worse. Thus, we got Kantor’s preposterous stories on flags flown on Justice Samuel Alito’s property and about his wife’s interactions with their neighbors.

This morning, we get a big splashy layout from Kantor in the Times about where Chief Justice John Roberts spends his vacations. That’s it: That’s the story. Pictures and descriptions of where his house is, and how he spends his leisure time. Photos leading the story are of “SHAME ON THE ROBERTS COURT FOR OVERTURNING ROE v WADE” protesters. And unsubtle efforts to encourage his neighbors to harass him:

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Jodi Kantor of the New York Times has been one of the leaders of a two-pronged assault on the Supreme Court. One prong is leaks from the Court, the dangers of which became apparent after the Dobbs leak triggered a plot to assassinate members of the Dobbs majority before the opinion could issue. Kantor has run stories from more leaks aiming at cracking the Court’s deliberations. The other prong is going after the justices’ homes and travel, providing them no sanctuary from protests, harassment, and worse. Thus, we got Kantor’s preposterous stories on flags flown on Justice Samuel Alito’s property and about his wife’s interactions with their neighbors.

This morning, we get a big splashy layout from Kantor in the Times about where Chief Justice John Roberts spends his vacations. That’s it: That’s the story. Pictures and descriptions of where his house is, and how he spends his leisure time. Photos leading the story are of “SHAME ON THE ROBERTS COURT FOR OVERTURNING ROE v WADE” protesters. And unsubtle efforts to encourage his neighbors to harass him: