SCOTUS Decisions

[hollodero]

(07-10-2020, 12:59 PM)bfine32 Wrote: ACA- An employer does not have to cover the cost of contraception because of religious tights?

The ones with chastity belts? I mean, sure, they solve the contraception problem...

...I honestly don't know why I'm doing that.

(07-10-2020, 12:59 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Taxes- A newspaper can have them, but Congress cannot?

Yeah this one just leaves me extremely puzzled.

So for one the court is unanimous on the question if a president has total immunity. He sure has not. Thank god that was unanimous.

7-2 that the District attourney hence can keep investigating and is allowed to subpoena Trump, for he also cannot be bound by a heightened standard of need. The way I see it, this DC ayttourney gets the records. Meanwhile though, Maryland and DC can not see them, as another court said. This is confusing. I have to say though, that the media should get the records as well is news to me.

Regarding Congress, what this referral to the lower courts is all about seems strange to me as well.There it needs examining whether Congress has to narrow the parameters of the sought information. Which seems like delaying the process and hoping the question goes away. Or it has a valid legal reason I can not see.
Sure, also in this case said lower court would have affirmed that any absolute immunity claims are bogus. Don't know if that changes anything.