• Trump v. U.S. (Presidential Immunity case); Fischer v. U.S. (Jan. 6th obstruction cases); Loper Bright Enterprises (overturns Chevron); Grants Pass, OR (no special rights for being homeless)

  • Jul 5 2024
  • Length: 25 mins
  • Podcast

Trump v. U.S. (Presidential Immunity case); Fischer v. U.S. (Jan. 6th obstruction cases); Loper Bright Enterprises (overturns Chevron); Grants Pass, OR (no special rights for being homeless)

  • Summary

  • Paul discusses five new Supreme Court cases, each of which is important politically and otherwise in this Presidential Election year.
    In Trump v. US, the Supreme Court recognized that a President is immune from prosecution for his official acts. This is a tremendous victory for Trump, and it will eliminate some of the criminal charges against him. Liberals complain that this is a wrong decision that puts the President above the law. That is a shallow reading of what happened. The politicized Biden DOJ ignored its own recognition that Presidents are entitled to great deference, and they tried to use every theory they could think of to prosecute former president Trump. The DOJ abused the justice system for political purposes, which eventually led to the Supreme Court's weighing in on some of the issues. The result in Trump v. US was not surprising, and is reasonable, and is not political, and I believe is pretty good.
    In Fischer v. US, the Supreme Court held 6-3 that Section 1512 of the US Code is limited in scope to the obstruction or destruction of documents and evidence, and that it is not a broad statute criminalizing a broad spectrum of actions that could obstruct a proceeding. This is a major victory for Trump and for many of the Jan. 6th rioters.
    The Loper Bright Enterprises case (6-3) is very important because it checks the power of governmental agencies to have almost total control over the extent of their power. This case overturned the 1984 case of Chevron, that gave too much power to agencies. This will allow the Court to rein in agencies such as the EPA that have been directed by the Biden Administration to adopt and establish draconian and economically harmful policies in a futile effort to stop climate change.
    In the Grants Pass, Oregon case, the Supreme Court rejected the novel new right created by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, that would have created special rights of homeless people that would prevent cities from excluding homeless camps in parks and on streets.
    In Moyle v. US, the Supreme Court upheld a lower court injunction that prevents the new, Idaho, anti-abortion law from taking effect until the Supreme Court can review it. This has immediate political ramifications, and Trump has supported the Moyle ruling.

    Remember that the liberties we enjoy in American can be maintained only when the citizens are informed participants in the democratic processes The Closing Argument will help us to do this. www.cpaulsmith.com


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