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Supreme Court will hear Trump immunity appeal on the last day of the argument term, April 25.
Earlier: It’s Past Time to Quit Hoping the Courts Are Going to Stop Trump.
Category Archives: Supreme Court
Is the internal dispute in Trump v. Anderson a tempest in a teapot?
The more I try to parse out the dispute between the majority’s Part II-A of its opinion (and other language) and the opinion concurring in the judgment in Trump v. Anderson, the less confident I am that I understand… Continue reading
My New One at Slate: “The Supreme Court Just Delivered a Rare Self-Own for John Roberts”
I have written this piece for Slate. It begins:
The Supreme Court’s unsigned majority opinion in Trump v. Anderson, ending Colorado’s attempt to disqualify Donald Trump from appearing on the ballot as an insurrectionist, is a remarkable self-own. It… Continue reading
I Spoke to Michel Martin of NPR’s “Morning Edition” About the Ruling in the Trump Disqualification Case
You can listen here.
Supreme Court Decision in Trump Colorado Disenfranchisement Case Almost Certainly Being Released Monday at 10 am ET (So It’s Technically Out Before Super Tuesday and Colorado Voting) and It Will Not Let Colorado Disqualify Trump
As recently as this weekend, the Supreme Court had not announced that it was going to issue opinions this week. Opinion releases usually happen when the Justices physically take the bench in Court, and the next opportunity for that which… Continue reading
“Republicans Hatched a Secret Assault on the Voting Rights Act in Washington State”
ProPublica:
Republican Paul Graves’ work was about to come undone. In the wee hours of Nov. 15, 2021, he and his fellow Republican on Washington state’s independent redistricting commission had finally prevailed on their Democratic counterparts to agree to the … Continue reading
“Why Is Trump Getting Special Treatment From the Supreme Court?”
Aziz Huq in Politico:
To understand how truly remarkable it is that the Supreme Court has agreed to consider former President Donald Trump’s demand for absolute immunity from criminal prosecution, it is necessary to have some sense of how the… Continue reading
“Waiting on Supreme Court, States Go It Alone in Trump Ballot Cases”
NYT:
When the U.S. Supreme Court agreed in January to hear an appeal of a Colorado ruling that disqualified former President Donald J. Trump from that state’s primary ballot, many thought the court would soon resolve the issue for… Continue reading
Ed Whelan is Right
From the “words I never expected to write” department, this observation seems spot on and it should have occurred to me when I read the Court’s order setting the Trump immunity case for a hearing (via Jonathan Adler):
UPDATE: … Continue reading
“Will the timing of the Supreme Court’s Trump case mean no trial before the election?”
Nina Totenberg reports for NPR.
I Spoke to CNN’s Laura Coates About the Supreme Court’s Decision to Slow Walk Trump’s Immunity Appeal in the Election Subversion Case (Video)
Why Did the Supreme Court Wait So Long to Decide to Set the Trump Criminal Immunity Case for Full Hearing and Argument? It Likely Means No Trial for Trump on Election Subversion Before the Election
Like many other observers, I thought the relatively long lag time between Donald Trump’s attempt to stay his criminal trial after losing in the district court and the D.C. Circuit meant the Court was not going to grant the… Continue reading
In Florida Social Media Case, Florida’s Lawyer Defends, Without Recognizing It, an Equalizing Interest in Requiring Platforms to Carry Speech They Don’t Want
I thought this exchange in the transcript of the Moody case was particularly telling (I’ve bolded the response that I think shows an interest in imposing an equality floor):
JUSTICE KAVANAUGH: Can I — can I ask you about a… Continue reading
“Supreme Court Seems Wary of State Laws Regulating Social Media Platforms”
Adam Liptak for the NYT:
The Supreme Court seemed skeptical on Monday of laws in Florida and Texas that bar major social media companies from making editorial judgments about which messages to allow.
The laws were enacted in an effort… Continue reading