Rogers M. Smith

Professor, Political Science, University of Pennsylvania

Rogers M. Smith is the Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author or co-author of many articles and nine books, most recently America’s New Racial Battle Lines: Protect versus Repair (2024) with Desmond King. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society, and a former president of the American Political Science Association.
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Gavel

You can do that, Mr. President, but not this way: Chief Justice Roberts and Institutionalism

Chief Justice Roberts is likely to support much of Trump’s conservative agenda on substance, but will push back firmly on procedural violations. His approach could delay key executive actions, giving voters in 2026 a chance to weigh in on the future direction of American constitutional governance.

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Rogers M. Smith
July 07, 2025