A pro-Trump legal organization founded by former White House
adviser Stephen Miller has filed a lawsuit against Supreme Court Chief Justice
John Roberts in a risky move as Trump allies oppose court rulings that have
blocked major executive actions.
The lawsuit, filed by the America First Legal Foundation,
targets Roberts in his role as president of the Judicial Conference of the
United States, as well as Robert J. Conrad, director of the Administrative
Office of the U.S. Courts, Fox News reported.
The complaint alleges that both the Judicial Conference and
the Administrative Office have engaged in regulatory actions that exceed their
constitutional mandate, arguing that such actions fall outside the judiciary's
core responsibilities: hearing cases and providing administrative support.
The lawsuit also argues that records maintained by the
Judicial Conference of the United States, under Roberts's leadership, should be
subject to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests as a result of the
alleged regulatory actions.
