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John Roberts Retreated to His Island. Supreme Court Critics Found Him.
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After decades of potlucks and paddle-boarding on Maine’s midcoast, rising anger and protests have left the Supreme Court’s chief justice more isolated than ever.
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John Roberts Retreated to His Island. Supreme Court Critics Found Him.
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