Chief Justice Roberts addresses divisions between justices after several recent SCOTUS skirmishes

Chief Justice John Roberts on Monday urged Georgetown Law s newest graduates to collaborate across ideological lines commenting that on the Supreme Court it's necessary for those who disagree strongly to work past their differences Speaking to the dean of Georgetown Law William Treanor at a fireside chat Monday Roberts lamented current political divisions and though he was careful not to be specific his comments came as President Donald Trump has sharply criticized judicial decisions that have set back his second-term strategy agenda It's really too bad Roberts declared of the conditions facing aspiring lawyers We re advancing a situation where a whole group of young people is growing up having no real sense about how our system of justice works He also noted that certain of the harshest criticisms of Supreme Court rulings past and present often come from fellow justices on the bench But he also urged the importance of keeping these relationships above the fray and maintaining a sense of decorum CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS DOUBLES DOWN ON DEFENSE OF COURTS AS SCOTUS GEARS UP TO HEAR KEY TRUMP CASESThough Supreme Court justices may disagree a lot such differences have not strained their relationships We have to work together on these things that are demanding Roberts declared You find a way to get along It s a long job If you re sort of really at each other s throats with bad feelings and stuff like that it s just not a good way to function Roberts announced adding that the justices work to avoid the toxic relationships seen in earlier generations of the court At times the issues that frustrate the life-time appointed justices aren't quite as high-minded Roberts acknowledged There's also the matter of the little things he disclosed I mean if you're sitting next to somebody and you just can't stand the way he or she kind of taps the chair you're thinking 'OK we'll be here together for years ' And you know you've got to decide am I going to tell her to stop doing that or am I going to just get over it or what And on a small level that's kind of the way we across the board have to make those decisions and move on he commented DAYS OF INJUNCTIONS TRIALS AND 'TEFLON DON' TRUMP SECOND TERM MEETS ITS BIGGEST TESTS IN COURTHis remarks come as the Supreme Court is slated to hear a number of high-profile cases and exigency appeals filed by the Trump administration in the next scant months Alongside its regular docket which already includes critical cases on coaching religious liberty and voting redistricting the Supreme Court has been petitioned to weigh in on several Trump-era executive actions These include the ban on transgender military arrangement efforts to reinstate fired federal employees and the use of the Alien Enemies Act to expedite deportations On Thursday the court will hear arguments over Trump s executive order ending birthright citizenship including whether lower courts overstepped by issuing nationwide injunctions blocking the order as the administration asserts in its appeal