FTA:

“The court denied without comment special counsel Jack Smith’s request asking the justices to circumvent the normal appeals court process and quickly decide the question, which looms large in Trump’s prosecution in Washington over allegations of election interference.”

  • @JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world
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    126 months ago

    So they now waste the country’s time and effort in the lower courts until the appeals process inevitsbly leads them right back to the SCOTUS for a ruling? How is this constructive?

    • @jordanlund@lemmy.worldOPM
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      6 months ago

      It gives the Supreme Court more legal opinions on which to say “Yes, that’s correct” or “No, that’s not correct” and explain their reasoning.