SCOTUS Declines to 'Intervene' in Trump's Hush Money Case
SCOTUS Declines to 'Intervene' in Trump's Hush Money Case
The Facts
The SCOTUS handed down a brief order on Monday in Missouri v. New York, without laying out its reasoning, dismissing a motion that asked justices to intervene in former Pres. Donald Trump's hush money case to lift the gag order imposed on him and defer his sentencing.The SCOTUS handed down a brief order on Monday in Missouri v. New York, dismissing a motion that asked justices to intervene in former Pres. Donald Trump's hush money case by lifting his gag order and deferring his sentencing. They did not provide a reason for their decision.
Missouri Attorney General Andrew filed the lawsuit against the state of New York on July 3, alleging that the case against the Republican nominee would violate the First Amendment right of Missouri citizens to hear from a presidential candidate.Missouri Attorney General Andrew filed the lawsuit against the state of New York on July 3, alleging that the case against the Republican nominee would violate the First Amendment rights of Missouri citizens to hear from a presidential candidate.
The Spin
It's hard to understand why the SCOUTS has dismissed this motion, especially because the court has stopped short of explaining its reasoning. The gag order imposed upon Trump in the hush money case clearly violates the First Amendment rights of every American to receive information and ideas, as established in Stanley v. Georgia.
The SCOTUS tookmade the right — and most obvious — decision by rejecting Missouri's lawsuit against the state of New York withregarding regard to Trump's hush money case. It's completely absurd to claim that the gag orders placed on the former president and his impending sentence amount to election interference.
