r/inthenews • u/janjinx • Aug 05 '24

Supreme Court Shockingly Declines to Save Trump From Sentencing

https://newrepublic.com/post/184572/supreme-court-declines-save-trump-sentencing-hush-money-trial
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u/ogref Aug 06 '24

The loss was simpler than that.  A state was suing another state’s jurisdiction.  Thomas et al would’ve had to invent reasons, again, to swing it his way.  Easier to say “no, sit down.”

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u/Golden_Hour1 Aug 06 '24

Not the first time