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It shouldn't have taken any time. They should have denied cert.
The fact that at least 4 justices granted it is beyond ridiculous.
Further, they've delayed the hearing until the end of April, which is extremely stupid, they are hearing cases now.
They may not even issue a decision in June with the rest of the cases, it may be next year. And if that's the case and trump is elected, he could stop the hearing in it's tracks by pardoning himself.
They seriously took the position "yeah, the ruling that said in this specific instance with Trump, a president cannot be immune. A perfectly reasonable take given there's so many more mundane reasons why the FBI might convict a former president.
I disagree. I think this question is novel enough that it needs Supreme Court review, not merely letting a lower court ruling stand. That opinion needs to come out at light speed though.
If the question was so novel then why did the supreme Court punt it to the lower court and then ignore the lower courts narrowing? What purpose did that serve?
This is rat fucking.
And it's a dumb question "is the president a dictator"? Are you serious? How can the correct answer be anything besides "no"? This is the easiest question to answer that's ever been asked.
The consequence of "yes" is that Biden gets to order the assassination of some senators and justices and can call off the upcoming election. That's how ridiculous this is.
The lower court wrote 57 pages of heavily cited legal theory and history proving "no". There's no reason for the Supreme Court to ignore all that.
The question isn't novel though.
The foundation of the Constitution (and any legitimate constitutional government) is that the law applies to everyone, even the executive.
This question of presidential immunity was answered in 1788 with an emphatic "no." There was no reason for them to take this case other than to delay the ruling.
If the question isn’t novel then please cite Supreme Court cases that have dealt with the question of executive immunity from criminal cases or just do what seems to be impossible on the internet: admit you’re wrong.
No one is denying that this may be an open-and-shut case but the Supreme Court has never taken up the question so…. it’s novel.
I assume you're going to admit that you were wrong now? Or is that impossible on the Internet?
Please explain why the president would need to provide evidence for a trial that was unconstitutional.
That case was about executive privilege, not criminal statutes.
My reply was three sentences long. Please try not to get distracted, this will be on the test.
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/d.c.-circuit-rules-trump-is-not-immune-from-prosecution
Read the district court's well cited and researched ruling doing exactly that.
Not a Supreme Court case. Why are you getting upvotes?
Hmmm I wonder.
Could it be because, as I said, this ruling cites multiple supreme court cases in context? That it provides you exactly what you asked for if you'd simply read it?
Nah, that can't be it. Guess it'll remain a mystery.