Now we know what will happen if * gets a subpoena

[dajoki]

Supreme Court blocks deposition of Commerce chief Ross over census question
https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/22/politics/wilbur-ross-deposition-block-supreme-court/index.html

The Supreme Court blocked a deposition of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Monday in a case challenging the decision to reinstate a citizenship question on the 2020 census.

The action is a partial victory for the Trump administration that argued such a deposition of a cabinet official is "rarely, if ever justified." The court did, however, allow the deposition of a top Department of Justice official in the case, acting Assistant Attorney General John M. Gore of the Civil Rights Division, as well as other discovery to proceed at least for now.

Justices Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas wrote to say they would have also blocked the deposition of Gore as well as related discovery.

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It took five justices to grant the government's request. There was no recorded vote attached to Monday night's unsigned order.

The Justice Department hailed the Supreme Court's decision, calling it a "win for protecting the rights of the Executive Branch."

"The intrusive and improper discovery in this case disrupts the orderly functioning of our government and is, as Justices Gorsuch and Thomas noted, 'highly unusual,'" the department's statement continued. "The Department of Justice is committed to protecting the rule of law and looks forward to further proceedings before the Supreme Court."

A panel of judges on the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals had upheld a district court order allowing the depositions to go forward. That opinion was temporarily put on hold by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg while the justices considered the case.

In papers filed with the court, Solicitor General Noel Francisco told the justices the lower courts were wrong to allow the depositions to proceed.

[lancelyons]

1. DEMS should then go after the president after his term but highlight every transgression.

When a democratic president is in office, they will try to impeach him for sneezing wrong.

This is why Dems need to fight. Start going after these guys.

[greymattermom]

2. So is everyone in the Trump cabal

a member of the executive branch? Maybe they could subpoena Eric or Don, Jr.