Supreme Court Drops Big Hint in Trump Immunity Case
www.thedailybeast.com
The court could rule on Trump’s Colorado ballot eligibility just one day before the state’s primary is set to open.

The high court said in a statement on its website that it “may release opinions beginning at 10 a.m.” Monday, but won’t take the bench.

The court typically issues its rulings from the bench, and the unusual note could reflect the expedited timeline on which it heard Trump’s immunity case and the decision’s extremely sensitive timetable.

  • Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org
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    8 months ago

    My expectation is that they’ll say “No, barring conviction, he can’t be removed from the ballot, but im order for that to work, he does NOT have immunity from prosecution.”

    That would be the result most in line with legal precedent. 14A section 3 has to date only been applied to two classes of people other than Trump - public officials of the Confederacy and people convicted of a relevant crime (1919 under the Espionage Act was the last case prior to Jan 6). It has been applied to someone convicted of charges related to Jan 6.

    There’s no justifiable reason why Trump would have immunity from legal prosecution once he no longer holds the office of President. Once no longer in office, he is a private citizen like anyone else.

    I would be deeply surprised if they ruled any other way on either issue.