Donald Trump’s attorneys will be arguing their case before three justices who were appointed by Trump. The court agreed on Friday to hear the appeal of the ex-president against a Colorado ruling that Trump was liable for the attack on January 6, 2017 because of his role in fomenting it.
Next month, when Donald Trump’s attorneys appear before the Supreme Court, they will be arguing their case in front of three comfortable faces: the justices that Trump appointed.
The 14th Amendment forbids Trump from running for office again because of his part in inciting the attack on the US Capitol on January 6; the court agreed on Friday to hear the ex-president’s appeal of a new Colorado decision. The case will probably be one of the most significant that SCOTUS has always thought about, with the potential to affect the national election in other states as well. The stakes are as great as they get, and the legal issues are extremely complicated. It’s not clear what the correct response is. Some prominent liberals have countered that in a democracy, the choice should be left to the voters, while some prominent liberal legal scholars have argued that Trump should not be allowed to vote.
Nobody can predict how the case will turn out, but it’s entirely possible that the court will decide to allow Trump to run for office largely, if not universally. One thing, however, seems to be fairly obvious: If the Supreme Court does decide to forbid Trump from running ( or to permit specific states to do so ), it will probably be because one of the justices Trump appointed cast the necessary votes.
The math is not too difficult. The Colorado decision will need five votes to be upheld, assuming Clarence Thomas does n’t withdraw himself. It is likely that three of those would be from the three Democrat appointees. Thomas and Samuel Alito, the court’s two most conservative justices, are perhaps the least likely to oppose Trump. Trump will therefore likely need to persuade three of the remaining four jurists—including Chief Justice John Roberts and the three interact justices he himself appointed to the court—in order to prevail.
The Trump team is aware of this powerful well. Trump attorney Alina Habba said,” I think it should be a slam dunk in the Supreme Court,” this week on Fox News. I have confidence in them.
She continued,” People like Kavanaugh, who the president fought for and went through hell to get into place, he’ll step up, those people will step down, not because they’re pro-Trump, but because- law-pro-fairness. And the law is really obvious on this.
Habba: In the high court, I believe it should be a slam dunk. They have my trust. You know, people like Kavanaugh, for whom the president sacrificed his life and who he endured hell to succeed. He will take action. pic. gQo1h55t6N on twitter.com
— Acyn ( against acquin ) January 5, 2024
It is also known that Trump and Republicans underwent a “hell” to get these justices on the court. Neil Gorsuch owes his position to improbable Trump victory in 2016 and exceptional GOP obstructionism. Brett Kavanaugh denied accusations of sexual assault during his confirmation battle, so Trump remained faithful to him. And when Trump pushed through Amy Coney Barrett’s appointment after Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away in the run-up to the 2020 election, she was the victim of outrageous Democrat hypocrisy.
It seems fairly obvious that Habba was implying that these justices owe a favor to the man who gave them their lifetime gigs, despite her caveat that they are “pro- law” and certainly” pro Trump.” The problem is that, despite the numerous legal battles that have followed the 2020 election, the justices have n’t demonstrated any remaining loyalty to Trump. They did n’t shield Trump from the January 6 committee, and they have not yet shielded him or his allies from legal action. When given the chance, none of them—not also Thomas and Alito—voted to overturn Biden’s victory. At every level of the provincial judiciary, that has been the case. The majority of liberal judges have consistently complied with the law, protecting genuine election results, holding January 6 rioters accountable, and refusing to assist MAGA World in rigging the 2024 election.
Millions of Americans will be furious no matter what the Supreme Court decides to do with the Colorado case. Having lived through January 6, I ca n’t imagine how Trump’s supporters would respond calmly if the court threw him off the ballot, denying Republicans the chance to support the undisputed frontrunner of their party. However, it will be challenging for the rest of the nation to contest the legitimacy of that decision if one of Trump’s appointees does cast the deciding vote against the previous president. Next month, Donald Trump’s attorneys will present their case to three justices that Trump appointed when they appear before the Supreme Court. The ex-president’s appeal from a new Colorado decision that Trump was responsible for inciting the attack on the US on January 6 was heard by the court on Friday.
Donald Trump’s attorneys will be arguing their case before three justices who were appointed by Trump. The court agreed on Friday to hear the appeal of the ex-president against a Colorado ruling that Trump was liable for the attack on January 6, 2017 because of his role in fomenting it.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/01/trump-supreme-court-colorado-ballot-kavanaugh-barrett-gorsuch/
