The Supreme Court is set to rule Monday on whether former President Donald Trump is immune from criminal prosecution in his federal election interference case, a decision that could redefine presidential power and reshape the race for the White House. The ruling is also one of several this term that could impact the court’s reputation, as a new poll reinforces that public confidence is eroding. "Most people that I’ve talked to think this is political, and it's just further evidence of what the poll results show, that the justices are favoring Trump or helping Trump avoid trial,” said American University Law Professor Stephen Wermiel. “I'm not in that camp. I think the court is going to issue what, in its mind, is a major constitutional decision.” According to the latest Associated Press-NORC Center survey, 7 in 10 Americans think justices are more influenced by ideology, rather than impartiality. This sentiment appeared to grow after the court’s conservative majority struck down federal abortion protections two years ago, upending decades of legal precedent and paving the way for state abortion bans. The court’s recent abortion decisions have been more measured. Justices unanimously preserved access to the abortion pill mifepristone, citing a lack of standing. By a 6-3 vote that strayed from ideological lines, the high court allowed Idaho hospitals to provide emergency abortions when a mother’s health is at risk, at least temporarily while litigation continues. The decisions left the door open for future legal challenges, leaving advocates on both sides feeling uneasy. Justice Samuel Alito, who opposed the ruling on Idaho's abortion ban, seemed to nod to concerns about public opinion, writing in his dissent, “Apparently, the Court has simply lost the will to decide the easy but emotional and highly politicized question that the case presents. That is regrettable.” Conservative and liberal justices were also split in another 6-3 ruling that made it more difficult to bring obstruction charges against the January 6 Capitol rioters. "That ought to be seen to cut against the notion that the court is just acting in purely political or ideological ways," Wermiel said. The conservative majority stuck together in other cases. Some of those rulings weakened the power of federal regulators, upheld a law punishing homeless people from sleeping outdoors and rejected a ban on bump stocks, the rapid-fire gun accessory. The final day of the Supreme Court’s term is Monday, with four cases still undecided.
The Supreme Court is set to rule Monday on whether former President Donald Trump is immune from criminal prosecution in his federal election interference case, a decision that could redefine presidential power and reshape the race for the White House.
The ruling is also one of several this term that could impact the court’s reputation, as a new poll reinforces that public confidence is eroding.
"Most people that I’ve talked to think this is political, and it's just further evidence of what the poll results show, that the justices are favoring Trump or helping Trump avoid trial,” said American University Law Professor Stephen Wermiel. “I'm not in that camp. I think the court is going to issue what, in its mind, is a major constitutional decision.”
According to the latest Associated Press-NORC Center survey, 7 in 10 Americans think justices are more influenced by ideology, rather than impartiality.
This sentiment appeared to grow after the court’s conservative majority struck down federal abortion protections two years ago, upending decades of legal precedent and paving the way for state abortion bans.
The court’s recent abortion decisions have been more measured. Justices unanimously preserved access to the abortion pill mifepristone, citing a lack of standing. By a 6-3 vote that strayed from ideological lines, the high court allowed Idaho hospitals to provide emergency abortions when a mother’s health is at risk, at least temporarily while litigation continues.
The decisions left the door open for future legal challenges, leaving advocates on both sides feeling uneasy.
Justice Samuel Alito, who opposed the ruling on Idaho's abortion ban, seemed to nod to concerns about public opinion, writing in his dissent, “Apparently, the Court has simply lost the will to decide the easy but emotional and highly politicized question that the case presents. That is regrettable.”
Conservative and liberal justices were also split in another 6-3 ruling that made it more difficult to bring obstruction charges against the January 6 Capitol rioters.
"That ought to be seen to cut against the notion that the court is just acting in purely political or ideological ways," Wermiel said.
The conservative majority stuck together in other cases. Some of those rulings weakened the power of federal regulators, upheld a law punishing homeless people from sleeping outdoors and rejected a ban on bump stocks, the rapid-fire gun accessory.
The final day of the Supreme Court’s term is Monday, with four cases still undecided.
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