Roberts gay rights case surprises friends and foes
Supporters and opponents of Supreme Court nominee John Roberts was captured on Wednesday keeps the news, he worked behind the scenes for years to Support Gay Rights Group you win a key case before the nation’s highest court.
In the debate ignited conservatives and liberals, websites with partisans on both sides questioned whether Roberts’ Help that generally considered a liberal was a cause of the error, otherwise conservative record or a sign of his viewpoint may be more nuanced than it thinks.
Social and religious conservatives expressed dismay about his participation in the event, but they are not convinced it was a note on gay rights - a strong movement against it.
“This is certainly not welcome messages those of us for traditional values, it is far from a given that John Roberts’ personal views are reflected in its commitment in this case, the arm Policy Focus on the Family, a national organization of the Conservative Christian Party, said in a statement. “That’s what lawyers do - represent their company to customers, whether in agreement with what buyers or not.”
The White House sought to play down Roberts participate in the case, known as Romer vs. Evans, in which the Supreme Court, 6-3 in 1996 to strike a voter initiative in Colorado would have to approve employers and donors exclude jobs and Gay Housing.
Roberts, a lawyer for the company to Washington, Hogan & Hartson, helped gay rights activists, their challenge to the initiative as part of his company Pro Bono.
Roberts did not mention his work on cases of reaction to a Senate Judiciary Committee questionnaire asked for examples of Pro Bono work. Roberts participation in the first case was reported Wednesday.
White House Dana Perino, spokeswoman, said Roberts spent less than 10 hours to devote to the event, while more than 200 hours of Pro Bono two other cases in which it was increased to provide.
Jean Dubofsky, the lead prosecutor against gay activists Colorado initiative, said Roberts gave her question, as is argued, the case before the Supreme Court.
Some supporters of the Conservative Party Roberts denounced Wednesday’s focus on the case of an effort for the Republicans against each other.
“The involvement of Romer is a distraction maneuver meant to divide the right,” said Sean Rushton, executive director of the Committee on Justice, help to coordinate strategy in the field judicial nominations for the conservative groups.
In addition, liberal activists that the disclosure does not alter their concern that Roberts is not supported the rights of citizens, as it wants.
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