The court’s strong inclination to restore Trump to the ballot was clear from the oral argument in the case last month, and indeed the justices reversed the Colorado Supreme Court unanimously. The “per curiam,” or “by the court,” opinion further emphasized that the court was speaking with a single voice. Ruling for Trump on the Colorado case and against him on the Jan. 6 prosecution would communicate a sort of neutrality. Moreover, while the court acted with some dispatch in the immunity case, it was nowhere near as quick as in other exigent cases. Should the country awaken on Nov. 6 to the horrifying prospect of a second Trump presidency, history will record that the Supreme Court played a critical role.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 06, 2024 09:47 UTC