Chief Justice John Roberts wrapped up 2024 by once again issuing his annual year-end report . Though often brief and dry, it is often notable because it is one of the only times that he speaks ex cathedra outside the court’s usual work. Roberts rarely writes concurring or dissenting opinions compared to his colleagues; he has written a solo dissent from an 8-1 decision just once in his nearly two decades on the court; he rarely gives interviews or lectures on anything newsworthy. “Few countries