Can Top Court Sidestep Politics?

We’re getting plenty of commentary and hints that the U.S. Supreme Court will do its best to avoid dealing directly with Donald Trump’s legal claims of immunity as president, former president, and would-be president. Having rejected Special Counsel Jack Smith’s request to skip going before the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, the Supremes are perfectly placed simply to accept the judgment of that court without ever having to hear the case themselves. The hearing for the appeals court is next week. As all are aware by now, even a quick review by that court with all its required filings, questioning and decision-writing are bound to delay the scheduled March start of Trump’s trial on criminal counts arising from overlapping election denial schemes culminating in the Jan. 6 Capitol riots. <a href="https://terryschwadron.medium.com/can-top-court-sidestep-politics-1bb4f50a0bd3">Read More</a>