If accepted, the case will be the first time the high court has a say in one of Trump’s quartet of indictments.

The Supreme Court almost immediately granted Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Monday request for expedited consideration—a highly unusual rapid response that highlights the historic nature of the case.

Smith wants the court to weigh in on the question of whether former president Donald Trump has absolute presidential immunity for crimes he’s accused of carrying out while in the White House.

In its response, the high court ordered Trump’s attorneys to file a reply to Smith’s petition by next Wednesday, Dec. 20 at 4 p.m. ET.

The Supreme Court’s Monday decision does not mean it will take up the case—it simply means the nine-judge panel will make that decision on a much faster timeline than it normally would.

  • Chainweasel@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I wonder if they realize another Trump presidency would make them irrelevant.
    Trump is going to rule as a dictator with an iron fist if he’s elected again. There won’t be a need for 9 justices on the Supreme Court when we have a single Supreme Ruler that does the same job.