John Roberts shows he still has a grip on the Supreme Court.
Mandatory Credit:	CNN Illustration/Ken Fowler

John Roberts shows he still has a grip on the Supreme Court.
Mandatory Credit: CNN Illustration/Ken Fowler

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John Roberts shows he still has a grip on the Supreme Court

Chief Justice John Roberts has at times staked out the middle ground on the conservative-dominated Supreme Court -- as in June when he tried to prevent the majority from completely overturning federal abortion rights. But when it comes to race and such issues as school integration and redistricting, Roberts has been unyielding in decrying, the "sordid business, this divvying us up by race."