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: Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts smiles as he meets with Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kansas. (A)P
Who is John Roberts?
Story aired: Wednesday, July 27, 2005



Newly-released documents show that as a young lawyer in the Reagan Justice Department, now-Supreme Court nominee John Roberts played a key behind-the-scenes role giving party-line legal advice to his superiors. However, the thousands of documents released yesterday by the White House don't reveal information that Senate Democrats want to know, such as Roberts' personal views on abortion and Roe v. Wade.

Guests:


Charlie Savage, reporter for The Boston Globe .


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