Another thought....Did tRumps attorney Sauers meet with any SC Justices before the hearing?

[FarPoint]

I just felt that maybe Sauers already knew the questions like from Alito....not sure about the other repug justices ....maybe the tRump appoitment ones too???? Likr they already had their mind made up...

Now...is that private meeting permitted???? I don't know....

If it is not permitted...oh myyyyy....

[MOMFUDSKI]

1. Nothing is beyond them. They are on a

50-year crusade.

[TexasDem69]

2. Any support for that accusation?

Any at all?

[Shellback Squid]

5. it was a question, not a accusation, duh

[getagrip_already]

6. Would it matter? Would it be unethical by the courts own standards?

Just asking, because I'm sure there is no ethical barrier to private conversations between a justice and an attorney about to argue before the court.

I'm not saying it's right or even ethical mind you, just saying that under this court, I'm not sure it would be considered a problem.

So it's not so much an accusation ss a question.

[FarPoint]

7. Just my observation during the arguments...

N/t

[TexasDem69]

9. Understood

I would say that any well-prepared attorney will be able to predict a lot of the questions they are going to receive.

The Supreme Court’s Code of Consuct bans ex parte communications though.

Except as provided by law or Court rule, a Justice should not initiate, permit, or consider ex parte communications or consider other communications concerning a pending or impending matter that are made outside the presence of parties or their lawyers.

https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/Code-of-Conduct-for-Justices_November_13_2023.pdf

[onenote]

11. I've worked on a few SCOTUS arguments and well prepped counsel rarely are surprised by the questions they get

Preparation includes a “moot” court session where veteran Supreme Court attorneys, typically including former Supreme Court clerks, fire questions at the attorney who will be arguing the case. Those questions reflect the experience gleaned by those experts regarding the approach that the various Justices take in their questioning. You’ll notice that Michael Dreeben seemed ready for the questions he was asked by the justices. ( FWIW, Dreeben and I worked at the same firm early in our careers. )

[FarPoint]

12. Ohhhh Thank You....

You add such clarity....

Michael Dreeben was excellent .....

[moondust]

3. Wouldn't be surprised

to learn the defense attorneys, Federalist Society, Leonard Leo, etc., met with the RW justices well in advance to plot a strategy.

[dalton99a]

4. They could have met on Fifth Avenue. It doesn't matter. Their attitude is "So What?"

There is zero accountability and zero consequences for them, and they know it

[Marthe48]

8. They aren't listening to make a ruling

They are waiting for x amount of time to pass. When the lawyers on both sides stop talking, the fascist 6 will pretend to deliberate. Then they will recite what they planned to recite when they legitimized this outrage.

[DoBW]

10. I can see it

nothing is beyond these "Hail Hydra" mother f*ckers especially the alito thomas asswipes

[brooklynite]

13. Absent ANY evidence that it happened, there's no point evaluating the significance of it happening.

[FarPoint]

14. One can process a concern...

Posting was helpful.....I appreciate DU'er feedback...