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In reply to the discussion: Please don't get upset or worked up about the Supreme Court taking these cases [View all]jberryhill
(62,444 posts)16. Because that is the ordinary schedule
One of the parties, however, may very well move to expedite the schedule.
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Please don't get upset or worked up about the Supreme Court taking these cases [View all]
StarfishSaver
Dec 2019
OP
Didn't they already do that when they agreed to ask the Court to rule this term?
StarfishSaver
Dec 2019
#18
My question is why are they waiting until March to hear case and then June
underthematrix
Dec 2019
#4
7 of the 9 Supreme Court justices were appointed by Bushes, Obama or Clinton
StarfishSaver
Dec 2019
#79
Because there are three cases addressing basically the same issues -
The Velveteen Ocelot
Dec 2019
#8
I agree with you. There are three cases that raised important issues
The Velveteen Ocelot
Dec 2019
#20
But the issue is whether a president can assert absolute immunity from investigation
StarfishSaver
Dec 2019
#25
What it could mean is that a decision will be delayed until after the election.
Sneederbunk
Dec 2019
#19
It couldn't be accomplished by Congress even if Democrats did have the numbers
StarfishSaver
Dec 2019
#80
Exactly. Constitutional amendments aren't quite impossible, but almost;
The Velveteen Ocelot
Dec 2019
#83
The reason they would do it is the same reason the republicans have been doing everything
jcgoldie
Dec 2019
#52
This isn't about trying to be positive. I'm trying to help people understand what this means and doe
StarfishSaver
Dec 2019
#48
But it's yet another stonewall delay for trum. Court hears case in March 2020. Ruling in June.
iluvtennis
Dec 2019
#53
If they had let the lower court ruling stand, he'd just come up with another excuse
StarfishSaver
Dec 2019
#61