Author: Richard Wolf, USA TODAY

The coming months will be focused on replacing him, replete with all the hypocrisy we have come to expect and further sullying the court’s reputation.

Roberts notably avoided any mention of the judiciary’s other historic challenges caused in large part by President Donald Trump, his frequent nemesis.

The former federal judge and law school professor joined the court amid a pandemic, a hotly contested election and an avalanche of high-profile cases.

Beyond racial and ethnic demographics and job experiences, Joe Biden’s impact on the judiciary is not likely to be as dramatic as Trump’s has been.

In four cases, the high court indicated states may not impose stricter standards on houses of worship than they do on most commercial establishments.

The justices’ action clears the way for electors to convene Monday and confirm that President-elect Joe Biden will be nation’s 46th president.

Legal experts agreed the Supreme Court, even with six conservative justices, is unlikely to hear the Texas challenge for a long list of reasons.

The case involved three men who claimed that FBI agents put them on the government’s no-fly list because they would not spy on fellow Muslims.

The president did not present evidence of fraud. To back up his request, he cited partisan polls purporting to show Americans distrust the election.

The court’s action represented the latest in a string of stinging judicial opinions that have left the president defeated politically and legally.