usually prohibited during, or do you rather to the voting rights act. but when has president ever seemed to matt into this conservative court? let s be frank about it, because on monday s 5 to 4 ruling, the court actually agreed to take up the case next term, and issued a stay on the lower court s decision. chief justice, john roberts, sided with the liberals, and that s pretty significant. let me explain why. back in 1981, john roberts joined the justice department as a special assistant to the attorney general, focusing on voting rights. now, at the time, there was a battle in congress over the reauthorization of parts of the 1965 voting rights act. congress wanted to make it easier for voters to fight discriminatory practice. roberts was tapped by the reagan administration, to leave the charge against that effort. he drafted dozens of speeches, oh peds, and talking points. in fact, and one of those memos,