Aziz Huq
Jack Smith took his case against Donald Trump straight to the Supreme Court. Here’s what that means.
The special counsel asked the high court to rule quickly on Trump’s weak claim of immunity from criminal prosecution. Jack Smith’s strategy has implications for democracy, a University of Chicago legal scholar explains.
Neither the Georgia indictment nor the federal case will lead directly to his exclusion from office, a University of Chicago law professor writes. But ultimately, the two cases might have very different consequences.
Our nation seems stuck with a court that is selectively responsive to the arguments and interests of only some Americans — those on the right.