U.S. Supreme Court
Jan. 14, 2025
A good or a bad omen of things to come?
The Supreme Court's Jan. 9 ruling allowing Trump's sentencing to proceed highlights the Court's adherence to established legal principles, but the dissent from four justices raises concerns about how it may influence future rulings on Trump's cases.
Erwin Chemerinsky
Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law UC Berkeley School of Law
Erwin's most recent book is "Worse Than Nothing: The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism." He is also the author of "Closing the Courthouse," (Yale University Press 2017).
A short
order entered by the Supreme Court on Thurs., Jan. 9, is likely to be quickly
forgotten, but it may be an important harbinger of what is to come when issues
concerning Donald Trump are before the justices. In a 5-4 ruling, the Court
allowed the sentencing of Trump to proceed on the next day.
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