Options For The Supreme Court re: Jack Smith's Request
Timing Is Everything
The Supreme Court has some options here, including:
GOOD: It can take the case now on an expedited basis and resolve this all quickly and definitively.
BAD: It can take the case now but on a slower time frame that jeopardizes the March trial date.
BAD: It can decline to take the case now and let it wind its way up through the DC Circuit.
GOOD-ish (it depends): It can decline to take the case after the DC Circuit rules and let the DC Circuit have the last word.
SNEAKY AF: It can take the case after the DC Circuit rules and then consider it either on an expedited basis or under normal pacing, but even if it rules in Smith’s favor either option could jeopardize the March trial date.
Obviously, if the Supreme Court rules that Trump has absolute immunity from criminal prosecution, the United States is in for a whole world of hurt.
Time Matters.
Oops, this from Talking Points Memo - David Kurtz, let me go get the article.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/jack-smith-immunity-supreme-court-donald-trump-trial-jan-6
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