Summary

Former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance warned that Chief Justice John Roberts may reverse a key Supreme Court precedent to benefit Donald Trump.

Trump seeks to overturn Humphrey’s Executor v. United States, a 1930s ruling that limits presidential power to fire officials.

Vance argues Trump is trying to consolidate executive power and undermine the judiciary. She cited Roberts’ language in a past ruling granting ex-presidents broad immunity as an “ominous sign.”

The conservative court may prioritize politics over precedent.

  • AidsKitty@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    You can’t claim he will reverse precedent unless and until he reverses precedent. How is this considered journalism?

    • GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      2 hours ago

      Are you a cop? That’s some real cop thinking right there.

      “He threatened to kill me!”

      “He hasn’t yet. Come back after he does.”

    • Soup@lemmy.world
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      3 hours ago

      Because not listening to horrible people literally tell you what they’re gunna do is how that dogshit country got into this mess in the first place.