SCOTUS - Not Surprised but Disappointed

As if the Chevron decision last week wasn't bad enough, the Supreme Court essentially emboldened Trump to push the limits of presidential power. This country was founded on abolishing the Monarchy. The recent decisions are allowing for the tearing down of constitutional norms in the United States and moving towards authoritarian rule. The words Acitivist Judges has never been more accurate.

SCOTUSblog does a great job reporting on Supreme Court rulings.

By Amy Howe

Trump Immunity

"A divided Supreme Court on Monday ruled that former presidents can never be prosecuted for actions relating to the core powers of their office, and that there is at least a presumption that they have immunity for their official acts more broadly. The decision left open the possibility that the charges brought against former President Donald Trump by Special Counsel Jack Smith – alleging that Trump conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 election – can still go forward to the extent that the charges are based on his private conduct, rather than his official acts.

Chevron Doctrine

By a vote of 6-3, the justices overruled their landmark 1984 decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, which gave rise to the doctrine known as the Chevron doctrine. Under that doctrine, if Congress has not directly addressed the question at the center of a dispute, a court was required to uphold the agency’s interpretation of the statute as long as it was reasonable. But in a 35-page ruling by Chief Justice John Roberts, the justices rejected that doctrine, calling it “fundamentally misguided.”"