Trump’s Lawyers Made Some Very Odd Strategic Choices in the Supreme Court Ballot Case
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s Lawyers Made Some Very Odd Strategic Choices in the Supreme Court Ballot Case

Slate  

When the Supreme Court hears oral argument on Feb. 8 over Colorado’s decision to disqualify Donald Trump from appearing on the 2024 ballot on grounds that he engaged in insurrection and therefore violated part of the 14th Amendment, the odds have got to be in Trump’s favor. But ultimately the trial court ruled for Trump on what a layperson would surely call a technicality: The court ruled that as used in Section 3, “ ‘officers of the United States’ did not include the President of the United States” and that the presidency is not an “office … under the United States.” The Colorado Supreme Court disagreed only with this last part of the trial court’s reasoning, accepting other arguments, including the trial court’s factual conclusion that Trump engaged in insurrection. It seems weak: As Trump’s challengers argue in the Supreme Court: “It would defy common sense to hold that Section 3 disqualifies every oath-breaking insurrectionist officer except the most powerful one—a former Commander-in-Chief.” This is especially true given the historical context of the amendment’s passage. Deciding matters on a technicality would allow the Supreme Court to hide behind legal jargon and avoid weighing in on Trump’s conduct.

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How Trump’s lawyer could steer the Supreme Court on abortion and trans rights
6 days, 20 hours ago

How Trump’s lawyer could steer the Supreme Court on abortion and trans rights

CNN  

CNN — President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be the government’s top lawyer before the Supreme Court burst on the national scene about a year ago and is best known for winning Trump immunity from prosecution for election subversion. Within 48 hours of Trump’s November 14 selection of Sauer for the solicitor general post, Sauer appeared on a previously scheduled Federalist …

Supreme Court likely having 'break-the-glass' conversations about Trump: analyst
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Supreme Court likely having 'break-the-glass' conversations about Trump: analyst

Raw Story  

The United States Supreme Court at times would step in during President-elect Donald Trump's first term to block his more extreme policies. But I think it will stand up to him in some cases, and the question is then what?” He isn't certain whether Trump would comply with a Supreme Court ruling that he didn't agree with. This Supreme Court …

How Trump’s bet on voters electing him managed to silence some of his legal woes
3 weeks, 6 days ago

How Trump’s bet on voters electing him managed to silence some of his legal woes

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — One year after the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack, Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department was committed to holding accountable all perpetrators “at any level” for “the assault on our democracy.” That bold declaration won’t apply to at least one person: Donald Trump. Now it’s time to ensure what happened to President Trump never happens …

Once 'unthinkable' scenario in second Trump term more likely than ever: law professor
1 month, 1 week ago

Once 'unthinkable' scenario in second Trump term more likely than ever: law professor

Raw Story  

Stephen Vladeck, a professor at Georgetown University Law Center, believes the likelihood of President-elect Donald Trump flat-out disobeying a ruling from the United States Supreme Court is stronger than ever. Writing in the New York Times, Vladeck makes the case that the Supreme Court hits the brakes on proposed Trump policies more often than it's given credit for during his …

Trump said to be entering 'choppy legal waters' with unexpected source of pushback
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump said to be entering 'choppy legal waters' with unexpected source of pushback

Raw Story  

Donald Trump is expected to enter the White House with a Republican House and Senate, as well as a Supreme Court including several jurists he himself appointed, but there is still an unexpected source of pushback that could hamper some of his efforts, according to some legal experts. Trump’s "ambitious agenda could face pushback from an institution he has done …

Scathing analysis rages at Supreme Court's role in returning Trump to White House
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Scathing analysis rages at Supreme Court's role in returning Trump to White House

Raw Story  

During the 2024 presidential race, radio host Charlamagne tha God predicted that if Vice President Kamala Harris defeated GOP nominee Donald Trump, the "corrupt" U.S. Supreme Court would go along with one of Trump's legal challenges and still hand the election to Trump. During his second term, Trump is likely to push the U.S. Supreme Court — which has a …

President-elect Trump widely expected to shut down legal cases against him
1 month, 2 weeks ago

President-elect Trump widely expected to shut down legal cases against him

Salon  

Once President-elect Donald Trump enters the White House next year, he will have the power to summarily dismiss the the remaining legal cases arrayed against him — and has said he would use that power. With control of the Justice Department, Trump can fire special counsel Jack Smith, who is managing two federal cases against Trump: one regarding the then-president's …

'Unconstitutional!' Trump pitches Truth Social fit after Jack Smith's latest filing
2 months, 3 weeks ago

'Unconstitutional!' Trump pitches Truth Social fit after Jack Smith's latest filing

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump reacted to special counsel Jack Smith's massive new filing in the federal election conspiracy case with a long-winded rant on Truth Social, accusing him of a plot to interfere in the presidential election. "The release of this falsehood-ridden, Unconstitutional, J6 brief immediately following Tim Walz’s disastrous Debate performance, and 33 days before the Most Important Election …

Trump trials: Trump's lawyers just won't take no for an answer in the Jan. 6 case.
54 years, 11 months ago

Trump trials: Trump's lawyers just won't take no for an answer in the Jan. 6 case.

Slate  

Donald Trump has been convicted of 34 felony counts in the New York hush money case—but there’s a lengthy appeals process ahead. Last week, Trump’s defense filed more court documents seeking to dismiss the election interference case and stall the classified documents appeals process. Trump Pushes to Dismiss the Jan. 6 Case In a court filing that was meant to …

John Roberts’ MAGA conversion: How Donald Trump remade the Supreme Court in his image
3 months, 1 week ago

John Roberts’ MAGA conversion: How Donald Trump remade the Supreme Court in his image

Salon  

Since he was appointed Supreme Court chief justice by George W. Bush in 2005, John Roberts has been something of an enigma. As to his legal philosophy, a review of his record by the left-leaning nonprofit Take Back the Court Action Fund suggests that “Roberts has been one of the most conservative justices since joining the Supreme Court in 2005.” …

'Sleeper case' could severely weaken Trump efforts to undo an election loss in November
3 months, 1 week ago

'Sleeper case' could severely weaken Trump efforts to undo an election loss in November

Raw Story  

A long-dormant lawsuit seeking to limit Donald Trump's efforts to overturn a potential election loss has finally begun to show signs of life again. The lawsuit was originally filed in the days following the 2020 election and has moved slowly through the federal courts in Washington, D.C., while an appeals court considered his claims of presidential immunity from civil lawsuits, …

Justice delayed is political: Trump’s election interference case must continue ahead of the election
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Justice delayed is political: Trump’s election interference case must continue ahead of the election

Salon  

The Supreme Court conservative majority’s opinion in Trump v. United States has rightly drawn considerable criticism. The Court’s slow pace in handing down its decision is already largely responsible for delaying for more than 200 days the federal criminal trial of Donald Trump for alleged January 6-related crimes. But even though the D.C. District Court has only recently been able …

It Looks Like the Supreme Court Is Going to Have to Decide Trump v. U.S. All Over Again
3 months, 3 weeks ago

It Looks Like the Supreme Court Is Going to Have to Decide Trump v. U.S. All Over Again

Slate  

Two months after the Supreme Court handed Donald J. Trump, and all future presidents, sweeping immunity from prosecution for so-called official acts, we’re starting to see how Trump v. United States is reshaping all four prosecutions against Trump. While we wait to hear whether Trump’s sentencing in Manhattan will go ahead on Sept. 18, special counsel Jack Smith is appealing …

Federal judge rejects Trump’s request to intervene in his state felony conviction
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Federal judge rejects Trump’s request to intervene in his state felony conviction

LA Times  

A federal judge on Tuesday swiftly rejected Donald Trump’s request to intervene in his New York hush money criminal case, spurning the former president’s attempt at an end-run around the state court where he was convicted and is set to be sentenced in two weeks. U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein’s ruling — just hours after Trump’s lawyers asked him to …

Trump team will seek dismissal of federal election subversion case as each side mulls the next steps
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump team will seek dismissal of federal election subversion case as each side mulls the next steps

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Lawyers for Donald Trump intend to urge a judge to dismiss the federal election subversion case against the former president after a Supreme Court opinion that narrowed the scope of the landmark prosecution, according to a court filing. Smith’s team did not propose specific dates but said it would be prepared to file an opening legal brief on …

Donald Trump Faces Revised US Indictment In Election Subversion Case
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump Faces Revised US Indictment In Election Subversion Case

News 18  

Donald Trump faced a revised federal indictment on Tuesday accusing him of illegally trying to overturn his 2020 election loss, with prosecutors narrowing their approach after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that former presidents have broad immunity from criminal prosecution. U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team obtained the superseding indictment in the Washington case, though it was highly unlikely to …

Supreme Court shuts down Missouri’s long shot push to lift Trump’s gag order in hush-money case
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court shuts down Missouri’s long shot push to lift Trump’s gag order in hush-money case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday shut down a long-shot push from Missouri to remove a gag order in former President Donald Trump’s hush-money case and delay his sentencing in New York. The Missouri attorney general went to the high court with the unusual request to sue New York after the justices granted Trump broad immunity from prosecution in …

Trump’s gag order remains in effect after hush money conviction, N.Y. appeals court rules
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s gag order remains in effect after hush money conviction, N.Y. appeals court rules

LA Times  

Former President Trump’s legal team said Vice President Kamala Harris’ entry into the presidential race gives the matter new urgency as she pits herself as an ex-prosecutor taking on a convicted felon. A New York appeals court on Thursday denied former President Trump’s bid to end a gag order in his hush money criminal case, rejecting the Republican former president’s …

Donald Trump’s lawyers urge New York appeals court to overturn ‘egregious’ civil fraud verdict
5 months ago

Donald Trump’s lawyers urge New York appeals court to overturn ‘egregious’ civil fraud verdict

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Fresh off victories in other legal cases, Donald Trump on Monday pressed a New York appeals court to overturn the nearly $500 million New York civil fraud judgment that threatens to drain his personal cash reserves as he campaigns to retake the White House. In paperwork filed with the state’s mid-level appeals court, the former president’s lawyers …

Here are 5 truly awful things you may have overlooked about 'Trump v. United States'
5 months, 1 week ago

Here are 5 truly awful things you may have overlooked about 'Trump v. United States'

Raw Story  

As nearly everyone living above ground now knows, the U.S. Supreme Court has granted Donald Trump and future Presidents broad immunity for official acts they commit while in office. The Court’s 6-3 majority opinion in United States v. Trump, written by Chief Justice John Roberts, confers “absolute immunity” on Presidents for exercising their “core Constitutional powers,” such as the authority …

Supreme Court’s decision would free a reelected President Trump to ignore the law, experts warn
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court’s decision would free a reelected President Trump to ignore the law, experts warn

LA Times  

Then-President Trump speaks at a rally outside the White House on Jan. 6, 2021, before his followers stormed the Capitol as Congress was certifying Joe Biden’s election win. It comes just as former President Trump — who once promised to be “dictator for one day” — prepares to accept the Republican nomination to return to the White House. Trump was …

Supreme Court’s ‘dangerous’ decision shields Trump from criminal prosecution. Where do his cases stand now?
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court’s ‘dangerous’ decision shields Trump from criminal prosecution. Where do his cases stand now?

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On Monday, the court’s conservative majority ruled in a 6-3 decision that Trump is …

Supreme Court's 'blatant procrastination' has already given Trump what he needs: columnist
6 months ago

Supreme Court's 'blatant procrastination' has already given Trump what he needs: columnist

Raw Story  

The U.S. Supreme Court still hasn't issued a ruling in the Donald Trump immunity case, which has essentially handed a legal win to the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, according to a Washington Post columnist. "Thanks to U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon’s near-comedic stalling of Trump’s Espionage Act case and the Supreme Court’s equally blatant procrastination, Trump may get his …

'Something's rotten': Ex-Supreme Court clerk goes public with criticism of justices
6 months ago

'Something's rotten': Ex-Supreme Court clerk goes public with criticism of justices

Raw Story  

A former U.S. Supreme Court clerk cast suspicion on the lengthy delay by justices in rendering a decision in Donald Trump's immunity case. The justices agreed Feb. 28 to hear his appeal and scheduled oral arguments for late April, which is a fairly short interval for most cases but considerably longer than it took for the court to hear and …

Trump’s gag order appeal is shot down by New York’s top court
6 months ago

Trump’s gag order appeal is shot down by New York’s top court

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy New York’s highest court has rejected Donald Trump’s demand for …

Why the Supreme Court Will Not Be Rescuing Trump in New York Anytime Soon
54 years, 11 months ago

Why the Supreme Court Will Not Be Rescuing Trump in New York Anytime Soon

Slate  

On Thursday, Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts in New York for unlawfully trying to influence the 2016 presidential election that he won through hush money payments to Stormy Daniels, then falsifying business records to cover it up. The back-and-forth that Trump’s lawyers had with Justice Merchan on the jury instructions, they The only wild card I can …

'Supreme Court must decide': Trump counts on judges to overturn his hush money case's guilty verdict
6 months, 3 weeks ago

'Supreme Court must decide': Trump counts on judges to overturn his hush money case's guilty verdict

Firstpost  

Last week, former US President Donald Trump was held guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in the hush money case Former US President Donald Trump is counting on the Supreme Court to overturn his guilty verdict in the hush money case. “The United States Supreme Court MUST DECIDE,” said Trump on his social media platform Truth Social. …

Trump and the Supreme Court: Sounds like SCOTUS is about to give Trump a big win.
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump and the Supreme Court: Sounds like SCOTUS is about to give Trump a big win.

Slate  

Keeping up with Donald Trump’s court schedule is a dizzying task, since he faces two federal trials, a criminal trial in Georgia, and two separate civil and criminal trials in New York. Meanwhile, in New York, Trump’s hush money trial continued, with prosecutors for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg introducing their first witness. The Supreme Court might grant Trump some …

Opinion: The Supreme Court just showed us that Trump is not incompetent. He’s a master of corruption
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Opinion: The Supreme Court just showed us that Trump is not incompetent. He’s a master of corruption

LA Times  

Donald Trump’s corruption of the United States has become so deeply rooted that he was controlling puppets on the Supreme Court while facing a criminal jury 200 miles away. But the court is just one plot of a vast terrain that Trump has conquered — not with crime, but corruption. Gen. William Barr’s endorsement of Trump this week, after having …

Supreme Court hears Donald Trump’s claim of ‘absolute immunity’ — How does trial delay help former POTUS?
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Supreme Court hears Donald Trump’s claim of ‘absolute immunity’ — How does trial delay help former POTUS?

Live Mint  

The US Supreme Court hears arguments on Thursday on Donald Trump’s claim that he enjoys sweeping immunity from criminal prosecution for actions he took as president, a claim that has delayed by months a case accusing him of trying to overturn his 2020 defeat. Here is a look at why Trump’s claims have delayed a trial and what is likely …

Supreme Court seems skeptical of Donald Trump's claim of absolute immunity
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Supreme Court seems skeptical of Donald Trump's claim of absolute immunity

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday appeared likely to reject former President Donald Trump’s claim of absolute immunity from prosecution over election interference, but several justices signaled reservations about the charges that could cause a lengthy delay, possibly beyond November’s election. Justice Samuel Alito said that “whatever we decide is going to apply to all future presidents.” The timing …

Takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments on Trump’s absolute immunity claims
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments on Trump’s absolute immunity claims

CNN  

CNN — The Supreme Court appeared ready to reject former President Donald Trump’s claims of sweeping immunity and the broad protections he has sought to shut down his federal election subversion case, but also reluctant to give special counsel Jack Smith carte blanche to pursue those charges. “Why shouldn’t we either send it back to the court of appeals or …

Six takeaways from Trump immunity hearing and New York hush money trial
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Six takeaways from Trump immunity hearing and New York hush money trial

Al Jazeera  

Former United States President Donald Trump saw two of the four criminal cases against him move forward on Thursday. In New York, Trump was again in court in a case connected to hush money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election, in which he defeated former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. …

Column: Will Trump be tried for Jan. 6? After Supreme Court arguments, it’s more uncertain than ever
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Column: Will Trump be tried for Jan. 6? After Supreme Court arguments, it’s more uncertain than ever

LA Times  

For those rightly concerned about the timing of Donald Trump’s federal Jan. 6 trial, Thursday’s oral arguments before the Supreme Court gave plenty of reasons for worry. Moreover, the court’s conservative majority seemed inclined to define presidential immunity from prosecution in a way that could undermine some of the charges in special counsel Jack Smith’s indictment. Kagan also asked the …

How Supreme Court delays gave Trump what he wants before 2024 elections
7 months, 4 weeks ago

How Supreme Court delays gave Trump what he wants before 2024 elections

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But rather than affirm lower-court decisions that rejected …

Trump Makes His Final Case To Supreme Court To Avoid Prosecution For His Coup Attempt
8 months ago

Trump Makes His Final Case To Supreme Court To Avoid Prosecution For His Coup Attempt

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Donald Trump makes his final case Thursday for why he should not be criminally prosecuted for his coup attempt, as the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments on his claims of “absolute immunity” for actions he took while president. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump leaves the State Supreme Court in Manhattan, New York on April …

How to Know If the Supreme Court Is in the Tank for Trump
8 months ago

How to Know If the Supreme Court Is in the Tank for Trump

Politico  

Legal framing is often a deliberate choice. In early February, a three-judge panel of appellate judges affirmed Chutkan’s ruling in an even more thorough and compelling opinion, ultimately holding that “any executive immunity that may have protected while he served as president no longer protects him against this prosecution,” which concerns, among other things, “the citizenry’s interest in democratically selecting …

U.S. Supreme Court to hear high-stakes Trump immunity claim
8 months ago

U.S. Supreme Court to hear high-stakes Trump immunity claim

Raw Story  

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Thursday on whether Donald Trump, as a former president, should be immune from criminal prosecution for acts he committed while in office. But Trump's lawyers filed a blizzard of motions seeking to postpone the case against the Republican presidential candidate, including the claim that a former president enjoys "absolute immunity" from prosecution. In …

Trump’s immunity case is another reminder that all roads now lead to the Supreme Court
8 months ago

Trump’s immunity case is another reminder that all roads now lead to the Supreme Court

CNN  

CNN — The Supreme Court’s hearing Thursday on former President Donald Trump’s immunity claim will underline a historic power shift. The rulings by the GOP-appointed justices over roughly the past two decades have produced cumulative policy changes “way more extensive than any administration, even within unified control of government, has been able to generate,” said Paul Pierson, a University of …

'Favor Mr. Trump': Latest filing gives SCOTUS stern warning on presidential immunity case
8 months, 1 week ago

'Favor Mr. Trump': Latest filing gives SCOTUS stern warning on presidential immunity case

Raw Story  

The Supreme Court received a stern warning this week not to delay former President Donald Trump’s presidential immunity case any longer, court records show. Common Cause, a nonpartisan watchdog group, issued the warning Thursday in an amicus brief filed to the upcoming Supreme Court hearing that has brought special counsel Jack Smith’s election interference case to a standstill. “Yet to …

The One Story About Trump That Jack Smith Needs to Tell at the Supreme Court
8 months, 2 weeks ago

The One Story About Trump That Jack Smith Needs to Tell at the Supreme Court

Slate  

Given the lengthy delays in former President Donald J. Trump’s criminal trial for federal election subversion, it’s time for the Department of Justice to face facts: Special counsel Jack Smith will likely have only one chance before the November election to tell the public the story of Jan. 6, 2021, and Trump’s role in it. That opportunity will occur not …

Donald Trump’s request to delay hush-money trial denied by a New York appeals court judge
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump’s request to delay hush-money trial denied by a New York appeals court judge

Hindustan Times  

A New York appeals court judge has denied a request by former President Donald Trump to postpone his upcoming criminal trial over hush-money payments. Former President Donald Trump's legal woes mount ahead of his groundbreaking criminal trial over hush-money payments. Trump faces first criminal trial amidst 34 hush-money charges The former president faces 34 criminal charges related to payments made …

How Trump’s lawyers would fail my constitutional law class
8 months, 2 weeks ago

How Trump’s lawyers would fail my constitutional law class

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump claims that the president of the United States is absolutely immune from criminal prosecution. Trump also argues that, according to the Constitution, “federal courts cannot sit in judgment directly over the President’s official acts.” This assertion is contrary to scores of cases where federal courts have reviewed presidential acts. Several conservative-leaning states challenged the loan forgiveness, …

US judges reject Trump’s attempt to dismiss charges in two criminal cases
8 months, 2 weeks ago

US judges reject Trump’s attempt to dismiss charges in two criminal cases

Al Jazeera  

Trump has sought to dismiss cases accusing him of election interference in Georgia and of retaining classified files at his Mar-a-Lago estate. Donald Trump has suffered setbacks in two criminal cases against him, after judges in the United States nixed the former president’s efforts to dismiss charges over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his handling of classified …

How to Finally Outrun Trump’s Efforts to Outrun the Law
8 months, 4 weeks ago

How to Finally Outrun Trump’s Efforts to Outrun the Law

Slate  

Brian Beutler had a very smart column last week pointing out something that should be obvious to everyone: Donald Trump is not so much running a presidential campaign as he is spearheading a criminal immunity racket. Put another way, despite the ongoing and escalating efforts by Trump to foment sweeping public doubt about the fairness of the criminal justice system, …

Donald Trump asks Supreme Court to dismiss case charging him with plotting to overturn 2020 election
9 months ago

Donald Trump asks Supreme Court to dismiss case charging him with plotting to overturn 2020 election

Hindustan Times  

Lawyers for Donald Trump have urged the US Supreme Court to dismiss an indictment charging the former president with conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election, renewing their arguments that he is immune from prosecution for official acts taken in the White House. Former US President Donald Trump Lower courts have already twice rejected the immunity claims, but …

Trump asks Supreme Court to dismiss case charging him with plotting to overturn 2020 election
9 months ago

Trump asks Supreme Court to dismiss case charging him with plotting to overturn 2020 election

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Lawyers for Donald Trump urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to dismiss an indictment charging the former president with conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election, renewing their arguments that he is immune from prosecution for official acts taken in the White House. Lower courts have already twice rejected the immunity claims, but Trump’s lawyers …

Two Trump legal lifelines are tilting Election 2024 in Donald's favor
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Two Trump legal lifelines are tilting Election 2024 in Donald's favor

Raw Story  

After showing a remarkable lack of interest in the underlying facts, the U.S. Supreme Court has kept an adjudicated insurrectionist — by definition unfit to be president — on the ballot. During oral arguments, the Supreme Court — apart from Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson — asked almost no questions about the Colorado Supreme Court’s predicate finding that Donald Trump engaged …

Unhappy with the Supreme Court? Your vote for president could make it worse
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Unhappy with the Supreme Court? Your vote for president could make it worse

LA Times  

A reelected Biden likely wouldn’t be able to alter the ideological imbalance on the Supreme Court, but he could prevent it from getting worse. Foot-dragging — by the Supreme Court, where three Trump appointees sit, and at the Florida district court where a Trump-appointed judge presides — has all but assured that voters won’t get criminal verdicts before election day …

Partisan struggles getting intensive in Washington
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Partisan struggles getting intensive in Washington

China Daily  

The US Supreme Court. To prevent Trump from making a political comeback, the Democratic-leaning Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed lawsuits in multiple state supreme courts, citing Trump's alleged incitement of the Jan 6, 2021"Capitol Hill riot" as grounds to prevent him from participating in the Republican Party primaries in those states. Some constitutional experts believe that the …

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