More like 4-4 with one voting how his masters want.
Now that he holds the decisive vote at the center of the US Supreme Court, Chief Justice John Roberts has been moderating positions as he tries to ensure the court does not lunge too far to the right. But there is one area of the law where he is likely to remain uncompromising: race.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/26/politics/john-roberts-race-the-chief/index.html