{"id":2282270,"date":"2024-06-23T17:12:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-23T21:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-has-five-major-decisions-to-make-as-deadline-nears-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-06-23T17:14:43","modified_gmt":"2024-06-23T21:14:43","slug":"supreme-court-has-five-major-decisions-to-make-as-deadline-nears-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-has-five-major-decisions-to-make-as-deadline-nears-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court has five major decisions to make as deadline nears &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsupreme-court-has-five-major-decisions-to-make-as-deadline-nears-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2282270&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>As\u2063 the Supreme Court&#8217;s self-imposed decision deadline at the end \u2063of June nears, \u200bit still has 14 \u200bsignificant opinions\u2062 pending. Key\u200d cases include issues \u200bsurrounding former President Donald Trump&#8217;s immunity, charges against January 6 defendants, the authority of \u2064executive branch agencies, abortion, and social media regulation.<\/p>\n<p>In the high-profile case &#8220;Trump v. United\u2063 States,&#8221; \u2064the court will determine the \u200cextent of\u2062 presidential immunity regarding criminal actions taken while in \u2063office. This\u2063 follows\u2062 Trump\u2019s indictment by Special Counsel \u200bJack Smith for allegedly trying to undermine \u2064the 2020 election results. Trump has argued that presidential immunity\u200c is essential for a president to function without\u200b fear of prosecution post-office, a claim contested by lower courts.<\/p>\n<p>Another case involves over 300 \u2064January 6\u200c defendants charged with obstruction for participating\u2062 in the Capitol riot. The question here is \u2063whether an obstruction \u2062law, typically used for document destruction, can apply to the disruption of a public meeting, such as the Electoral \u200bCollege vote certification.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding\u2063 abortion, the \u2064Court will review Idaho&#8217;s restrictions post-&#8220;Roe v. Wade,&#8221; challenging whether they conflict\u2063 with federal\u2063 laws that\u2063 mandate emergency\u2062 medical care.<\/p>\n<p>the Court will address \u200dthe power of executive branch \u200dagencies,\u200b examining the\u200c scope of\u2062 their regulatory authority.<\/p>\n<p>These decisions could have profound impacts on presidential \u200daccountability, legal interpretations of protests, state abortion laws, and the power dynamics within \u2063federal agencies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>As their own end-of-June decision deadline approaches, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Supreme Court<\/a> has yet to release 14 opinions likely to make waves.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the most closely watched cases deal with former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>\u2018s immunity, Jan. 6 defendants, the power of executive branch agencies, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>abortion<\/a>, and the regulation of social media.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the most pressing issues likely to be decided on this week:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Trump immunity<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In probably the most anticipated decision of the term, the Supreme Court will decide whether or to what degree presidents have criminal immunity from actions taken while in office.<\/p>\n<p>In <em>Trump v. United States<\/em>, the justices will rule on whether Trump has immunity from prosecution in a case concerning allegations made in an indictment by special counsel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Jack-Smith\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jack Smith<\/a> about Trump allegedly attempting to subvert the 2020 election.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s lawyers argue that all former presidents have immunity for actions taken while in office, and Congress must vote to convict in an impeachment process in order for former presidents to be stripped of immunity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithout Presidential Immunity, a President will not be able to properly function, or make decisions, in the best interest of the United States of America. Presidents will always be concerned, and even paralyzed, by the prospect of wrongful prosecution and retaliation, after they leave office. This could actually lead to extortion and blackmail of a President,\u201d Trump posted to Truth Social last week. \u201cA President has to be free to determine what is right for our Country with no undue pressure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lower courts have ruled against Trump\u2019s defense claims, but the appeals process has delayed prosecution thus far, and an outcome that allows the prosecution to move forward would not likely see an end to the case prior to the November election.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>January 6 obstruction charges<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Supreme Court is also set to decide whether the Justice Department properly charged over 300 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/2967568\/supreme-court-majority-leery-of-biden-doj-major-jan-6-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jan. 6 defendants with obstruction<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Former police officer Joseph Fischer challenged a charge levied against him for going inside the Capitol with other protesters. The charge alleged that he obstructed Congress as they were certifying slates of Electoral College electors for the 2020 election.<\/p>\n<p>Justices will need to decide whether an obstruction law can be applied to disrupting a public meeting rather than being more narrowly applied to the destruction of documents. Roughly 350 of the 1,350 Jan. 6 defendants were charged under the obstruction law, and Trump himself could benefit from an outcome favorable to those charged, as two of the four federal charges against the former president fall under the obstruction law.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Emergency abortions<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In a challenge to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/2963394\/idaho-attorney-general-projects-optimism-supreme-court-wont-overturn-abortion-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Idaho\u2019s abortion restrictions<\/a> enacted after the overturn of <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em>, the Biden administration is arguing that the state law conflicts with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-files-motion-to-dismiss-texas-abortion-lawsuit\/\" title=\"DOJ files motion to dismiss Texas abortion lawsuit\">federal law requiring hospitals<\/a> to provide stabilizing care to patients.<\/p>\n<p>In January, when it decided to hear the case, the Supreme Court allowed the abortion restrictions to continue to be enforced as the appeals process continued. This will be the first time the high court has ruled on abortion-related matters since Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization, which handed the regulation of abortion back to states.<\/p>\n<p>The case could serve as a way for the Supreme Court to reaffirm that decision, legitimizing the legislative action that state lawmakers made in enacting the law. It will also have major implications in an election year where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democrats<\/a> are attempting to make abortion a major issue on the campaign trail.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Executive agency regulatory power<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>One of the most potentially impactful cases before the high court is the power of federal agencies, being run by unelected bureaucrats, to regulate major aspects of American life.<\/p>\n<p>Supreme Court precedent for the past 40 years has given \u201cdeference\u201d to agencies to regulate. Known as <em>Chevron<\/em> deference, courts are required to accept the conclusions made by federal agencies in their interpretation of the law when statutes are ambiguous.<\/p>\n<p>The deference has been invoked by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>presidents<\/a> ever since to grant legitimacy to a wide range of regulations imposed by federal agencies.<\/p>\n<p>The current court has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vivek-ramaswamy-introduces-scholarship-to-revive-patriotism-among-young-americans\/\" title=\"Vivek Ramaswamy Launches Scholarship to Reignite Patriotism in Youth\">shown increasing skepticism<\/a> of executive power, and many anticipate it will either weaken or overturn entirely the <em>Chevron<\/em> precedent.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Biden\u2019s alleged social media coercion<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Supreme Court will decide whether the Biden administration violated the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/First-Amendment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>First Amendment<\/a> when it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-an-investigation-of-joe-biden-house-gop-leaders-vow-corruption-probe\/\" title=\"\u2018This Is An Investigation of Joe Biden\u2019: House GOP Leaders Vow Corruption Probe\">pressured social media platforms<\/a> to remove posts about the coronavirus pandemic and the 2020 election they claim to be false information.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two Republican attorneys general filed suit against the Biden administration for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miranda-devine-the-medias-silence-on-the-twitter-files-is-shameful\/\" title=\"Miranda Devine: The Media\u2019s Silence on the \u201cTwitter Files\u201d Is Shameful\">coercing social media companies<\/a>, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Justice-Department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Justice Department<\/a> is defending the pressure, saying the federal government should have the ability to communicate with the companies on matters of public concern and national security.<\/p>\n<p>According to some observers, the justices appeared to lean in favor of the federal government in oral arguments.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the Supreme Court&#8217;s end-of-June deadline nears, 14 pending opinions remain, addressing significant issues including former President Trump&#8217;s immunity, Jan. 6 defendants, executive agency powers, abortion, and social media 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