Following Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s contentious confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, Oct. 16, Chief Justice John Roberts assured the public that the Supreme Court will remain unbiased and united to serve the Constitution.

     Kavanaugh was confirmed to the Supreme Court on Saturday, Oct. 6, after multiple hearings and investigations regarding several accusations of sexual assault against him by women from his college and high school years. According to The New York Times, the final vote was 50 to 48 in Kavanaugh’s favor, the votes almost exactly following political party lines. Roberts, one of the two judges who swore in Kavanaugh once the vote went through, spoke out about the controversy.

     “We do not sit on opposite sides of an aisle, we do not caucus in separate rooms, we do not serve one party or one interest, we serve one nation,” said Roberts.

     Though Roberts promises the court will remain fair, others believe that the fight between democrats and republicans will have lasting effects on the nation and specifically, the courts. Even some of the judges on the Supreme Court are wary about what the debate could mean for the reputation of the Supreme Court.

     “Part of the court’s strength and part of the court’s legitimacy depends on people not seeing the court in the way that people see the rest of the governing structures of this country now,” said Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan. “In other words, people thinking of the court as not politically divided in the same way, as not an extension of politics, but instead somehow above the fray, even if not always in every case.”

     According to The Daily Caller, the atmosphere between Kavanaugh and his newfound colleagues was anything but hostile at his first session on Oct. 9.  Kavanaugh was found light-heartedly conversing with his fellow Justice Kagan through the proceedings. Crowds of demonstrators flocked to the courthouse in protest of Kavanaugh with signs reading “We do NOT consent” and “Respect female existence or accept our resistance.” Several tried to pry open the sealed doors blocking them from Kavanaugh’s confirmation. Roberts reminds the media that the Supreme Court will continue to represent the nation.

     “We do not speak for the people, but we speak for the Constitution,” said Roberts.