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it means if a case goes to the supreme court from a lower federal court, the supreme court can reverse it. it also measomething more, that the u.s. supreme court can establish precedents, not just in the case before it, but for all those lower court cases this supreme court can no longer review. we don't often think about this, but when the supreme court first started out, it did not have the power. it could not pick and choose the cases it heard. it had mandatory appellate jurisdiction in every single case. so it could, on a case-by-case basis, review th the lower federal courts did. starting in the late 19th century and really taking off in 1925 in 1988, gradually the supreme court had discretionary review because assimile could not hear all of the cases from the lower federal court. i will pause and say, in the early 20th century, the supreme court, which had limited discretionary jurisdiction could barely handle 500 cases per year , 500 cases pe year. in the 1980's they were deciding 150 cases per year on average. e wonders why they have decembers off. today they are deciding only
it means if a case goes to the supreme court from a lower federal court, the supreme court can reverse it. it also measomething more, that the u.s. supreme court can establish precedents, not just in the case before it, but for all those lower court cases this supreme court can no longer review. we don't often think about this, but when the supreme court first started out, it did not have the power. it could not pick and choose the cases it heard. it had mandatory appellate jurisdiction in...
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the colorado supreme court is the first court, appellate court in any state, to rule on the applicability of section 3 to the former president. the other cases that have been decided have been decided on state law grounds and/or jurisdictional grounds. so this case stands alone. i called it unassailable because as you noted, the preeminent constitutional scholar of our time, professor laurence tribe, and i have been studying this for three years now in the wake of january 6th. professor tribe has been studying section 3 of the 14th amendment literally for his entire career. so when we say -- and i'm speaking for professor tribe tonight, who i spoke to earlier -- that the opinion is unassailable, that means he and i have taken into account every single argument contrary to every point made by the court today and concluding all of the contrary evidence to the opinion tonight, and it is unassailable. . the court ruled that -- and i'll address your other questions in this answer. the court ruled that a president of the united states holds the office of the president, and therefore under secti
the colorado supreme court is the first court, appellate court in any state, to rule on the applicability of section 3 to the former president. the other cases that have been decided have been decided on state law grounds and/or jurisdictional grounds. so this case stands alone. i called it unassailable because as you noted, the preeminent constitutional scholar of our time, professor laurence tribe, and i have been studying this for three years now in the wake of january 6th. professor tribe...
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in this court unlike most courts around the world, they allow friend of the court briefs by other interested groups. and if it's a timely request and there is no objection, it's granted. and so we typically have a number of friend of the court briefs in addition to the ones filed by the parties. that means you have done a great deal of reading before ever coming into the rheum. -- courtroom. and the justices are familiar with the arguments that are going to be made. and i'm sure most of the justices, as did i, had a tentative opinion on a case before the argument gn. how it should be resolved. we have done our homework and you cannot do that and not form some views about the particular case. the facts and the law. when you go into the courtroom you have tentatively one thing or another about the case. but oftentimes you have questions. you would like to know about some factual background or some legal position that is being urged and what if kinds of questions. what if the facts were so-and-so instead of what it is in this case and lots of things you can ask. >> you talk about justices havin
in this court unlike most courts around the world, they allow friend of the court briefs by other interested groups. and if it's a timely request and there is no objection, it's granted. and so we typically have a number of friend of the court briefs in addition to the ones filed by the parties. that means you have done a great deal of reading before ever coming into the rheum. -- courtroom. and the justices are familiar with the arguments that are going to be made. and i'm sure most of the...
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in this court unlike most courts around the world, they allow friend of the court briefs by other interested groups. and if it's a timely request and there is no objection, it's granted. and so we typically have a number of friend of the court briefs in addition to the ones filed by the parties. that means you have done a great deal of reading before ever coming into the rheum. -- courtroom. and the justices are familiar with the arguments that are going to be made. and i'm sure most of the justices, as did i, had a tentative opinion on a case before the argument gn. how it should be resolved. we have done our homework and you cannot do that and not form some views about the particular case. the facts and the law. when you go into the courtroom you have tentatively one thing or another about the case. but oftentimes you have questions. you would like to know about some factual background or some legal position that is being urged and what if kinds of questions. what if the facts were so-and-so instead of what it is in this case and lots of things you can ask. >> you talk about justices havin
in this court unlike most courts around the world, they allow friend of the court briefs by other interested groups. and if it's a timely request and there is no objection, it's granted. and so we typically have a number of friend of the court briefs in addition to the ones filed by the parties. that means you have done a great deal of reading before ever coming into the rheum. -- courtroom. and the justices are familiar with the arguments that are going to be made. and i'm sure most of the...
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and here we now have a supreme court that is best described as the yolo court. i mean, you live only once and like you're there doing everything, all the things the judge mentioned, abortion, affirmative action, voting rights, getting rid of chevron guns, you know, the religion. you know, lgbt issues. i mean, they are deciding everything and so one thing is just the scope of what they're deciding. and the other is some of the substance. i mean, and this is just a descriptive point. people can have different views on roe versus wade. but remember, roe versus wade decided in 1973 by a court that is majority republican appointees, 7 to 2 and written by harry blackman, a republican appointee. and when it looked like roe was under question three justices in 1992, all appointed by republican presidents kennedy, souter and o'connor said, look, you can have disagreements about roe, but if you overrule roe, if we were to overrule roe, it would really damage the legitimacy of the court that roe was woven into the fabric of our society and social expectations have crystall
and here we now have a supreme court that is best described as the yolo court. i mean, you live only once and like you're there doing everything, all the things the judge mentioned, abortion, affirmative action, voting rights, getting rid of chevron guns, you know, the religion. you know, lgbt issues. i mean, they are deciding everything and so one thing is just the scope of what they're deciding. and the other is some of the substance. i mean, and this is just a descriptive point. people can...
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with the lower court. this is what they said in their ruling tonight. section 3 encompasses the office of the presidency, and someone who has taken an oath as president. on this point the district court committed reversible error. the district court did not err in concluding that it constituted an insurrection. the district court did not err that president trump engaged in insurrection through his actions. it was not protected by the first amendment and they conclude president trump is therefore disqualified from holding the office of president under section 3 of the 14th amendment. and because he is disqualified, it would be a wrongful act under the election code for the secretary of state to list trump as a candidate on the presidential primary ballot. we do not reach these conclusions lightly. the trump campaign immediately put out a statement in response. they called the decision completely flawed and said that they will swiftly file an appeal to the u.s. supreme court. which brings us to what happens
with the lower court. this is what they said in their ruling tonight. section 3 encompasses the office of the presidency, and someone who has taken an oath as president. on this point the district court committed reversible error. the district court did not err in concluding that it constituted an insurrection. the district court did not err that president trump engaged in insurrection through his actions. it was not protected by the first amendment and they conclude president trump is...
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, not her court but the courts that had preceded her. this is a 6-3 conservative supermajority with the votes to move the court in the direction it chooses and we have seen over the course of the last two terms, that it is steadily moving to the right. >> thank you so much, melissa murray, for joining us. we will continue to follow this news of the death of former justice sandra day o'connor. >>> to capitol hill now where the third and potentially final vote to expel embattled congressman george santos could happen at any moment, expected sometime in the next 30 minutes or so. is this the end of the congressional road for him? we're back right after this. and find your voice. you know? we really need to work on your people skills. my frequent heartburn had me taking antacid after antacid all day long but with prilosec otc just one pill a day blocks heartburn for a full 24 hours. for one and done heartburn relief, prilosec otc. one pill a day, 24 hours, zero heartburn. when moderate to severe ulcerative colitis takes you off course. put i
, not her court but the courts that had preceded her. this is a 6-3 conservative supermajority with the votes to move the court in the direction it chooses and we have seen over the course of the last two terms, that it is steadily moving to the right. >> thank you so much, melissa murray, for joining us. we will continue to follow this news of the death of former justice sandra day o'connor. >>> to capitol hill now where the third and potentially final vote to expel embattled...
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instead, the court punted that issue back to an appeals court for now. the supreme court did not explain its reasoning here, and there were no noted dissents. just what you see on your screen is all we got. trump's lawyers have been arguing that the entirety of the special counsel's election interference case should be thrown out on the premise trump cannot be prosecuted because of presidential immunity. with that undecided, the case has been put on hold jeopardizing the scheduled march 4th trial date and potentially pushing this trial into campaign season in the summer or past the 2024 election entirely. today's supreme court decision makes that delay all the more likely. it is worth noting that the court's own recent history here is quite interesting when it comes to the subject -- expedited hearings. they have taken up courses before they were heard by an appeals court 19 times, like whether governors were allowed to restrict church attendance during a pandemic, and whether president biden was allowed to forgive student debt. not to diminish the impor
instead, the court punted that issue back to an appeals court for now. the supreme court did not explain its reasoning here, and there were no noted dissents. just what you see on your screen is all we got. trump's lawyers have been arguing that the entirety of the special counsel's election interference case should be thrown out on the premise trump cannot be prosecuted because of presidential immunity. with that undecided, the case has been put on hold jeopardizing the scheduled march 4th...
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court of appeal. has made all of his arguments about how trump's claim to absolute immunity, anything he did in the office while president, he is immune from prosecution for, and jack smith has pushed back against that as expected. but what i think the supreme court may be thinking is, we are going to let the appellate court consider the issue first. and they have set a very expedited briefing and argument schedule for this. they're going to hear this argument in mid january. and if the supreme court, or the majority of the supreme court fundamentally agrees with whatever the d.c. circuit says, they may just decide not to take the case in the supreme court, and just let the district of columbia appeals court opinion stand. and that way, the supreme court will not have to actually render the ultimate decision on this case. they can just declined to take the case up. and then they can leave for another day, deciding this particular issue, as to the scope of presidential immunity. but i do think that jac
court of appeal. has made all of his arguments about how trump's claim to absolute immunity, anything he did in the office while president, he is immune from prosecution for, and jack smith has pushed back against that as expected. but what i think the supreme court may be thinking is, we are going to let the appellate court consider the issue first. and they have set a very expedited briefing and argument schedule for this. they're going to hear this argument in mid january. and if the supreme...
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supreme court. i also think what's notable here, the court may a college the opinion that this is a big deal. they know what they are doing. it's historic. and they know there is gonna be blowback. they say, look, we are mindful of the magnitude and the weight of that questions before us. we are likewise mindful of our solemn duty to apply the law without fear or favor and without being swayed by public reaction to that decision that the law mandates we reach. and of course, the loudest, biggest reaction from former president trump was trying to frame this as political persecution, which i am sure they could see coming. >> that's right. the trump trump campaign released a statement. we haven't really heard from trump on this. he was speaking in iowa. he did not really note anything. just very quickly, what are his allies saying? >> reporter: one of his allies, his spokesman, his team, they are all framing this as election interference. that is the narrative they have of crafting around the special c
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why it won in court there. because it has failed so far elsewhere. >> and i think it is important to understand the reasons that it has failed elsewhere. it hasn't failed on the merits. the other courts that have decided this issue are not parsing the language of section 3 of the 14th amendment, nor are they making fact all findings as to whether trump participated or supported an insurrection rather what i would design it a cheap route on the. that the case is not ready to be decided. because the text of the 14th amendment prohibits someone who participates in an insurrection from holding office. what it doesn't prohibit is running for office. so you have a couple courts deciding on those grounds. you have other courts saying that the people who have sued don't have sufficient injury to be the plaintiffs in such a case. but they aren't reaching the real merits of the issue here. and so in colorado, the plaintiffs crossed both of those thresholds and because of that, that is what allowed the colorado supreme co
why it won in court there. because it has failed so far elsewhere. >> and i think it is important to understand the reasons that it has failed elsewhere. it hasn't failed on the merits. the other courts that have decided this issue are not parsing the language of section 3 of the 14th amendment, nor are they making fact all findings as to whether trump participated or supported an insurrection rather what i would design it a cheap route on the. that the case is not ready to be decided....
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he went to appeals court. -- it went to appeals court. the appeals court said pretty much everything that goes through has a flaw in it. the voters would be the ultimate decision. the opponents of the voters, like the democratic collars that have called then can say i don't like trump. that is their opinion. then the republican callers say they like trump, they will not be represented. you let it go through with the flaws, then you debate the flaws. to take it off the ballot is a denial of free speech for the republicans. i am glad they -- i think the supreme court will order -- there is nobody without flaws. every president has had a flaw. the voter is the ultimate judge. it is up to the different parties to point out the flaws and then the voters decide whether that floor rises to the occasion. -- flaw rises to the occasion. it just sets a precedent that now we will use lawyers and courts to decide elections. i think the whole thing -- i respect the democrats' opinion. i can see why a lot of people hate trump. thing go to the ballot and
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supreme court here. the reason they kbhoez that date is because secretary of state griswold would whom you were just speaking has to certify her state's primary ballot by the 5th. this colorado supreme court is giving president trump and his campaign some time to see things through at the supreme court. but as you know, the supreme court already facing a brief tomorrow from president trump which they have ordered on expeditious timeline to see if they want to grant ser sherori or review of the immunity decision. made the holidays more complicated now that they are going to in all likelihood see a petition for cert on this case from the colorado supreme court over the same time period. >> yeah, and, you know, i want to go back to you, ruth, because if everybody's looking at the screen right now, a whole bunch of us swim in deep legal waters a lot and all the time, but, ruth, you know, your wisdom and your kind of -- your wise words right now are really kind of what i want to go back to, which is the accou
supreme court here. the reason they kbhoez that date is because secretary of state griswold would whom you were just speaking has to certify her state's primary ballot by the 5th. this colorado supreme court is giving president trump and his campaign some time to see things through at the supreme court. but as you know, the supreme court already facing a brief tomorrow from president trump which they have ordered on expeditious timeline to see if they want to grant ser sherori or review of the...
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the justice department wants to skip the middle court and go to the supreme court straightaway. the supreme court is considering that, we have this new brief in from donald trump's team before the supreme court to look at and decide whether it is time for them to take the case or it stays at this middle court planning to have arguments in about three weeks and resolve and get their say whether donald trump has immunity over prosecution. what trump's lawyers are writing today is the special counsel urges the supreme court to bypass ordinary procedures. prior consideration by at least one court of appeals, that is the d.c. circuit, rush to decide issues with reckless abandon. they were declined an invitation, jack smith special counsel office, their argument is that the supreme court should decide this issue quickly if residential immunity has public interest. that's a partisan argument you're making because he's on the campaign trail, everybody slow down. he does not have to go to trial in march. >> attorneys have been pushing for delays at every juncture of his legal battles, le
the justice department wants to skip the middle court and go to the supreme court straightaway. the supreme court is considering that, we have this new brief in from donald trump's team before the supreme court to look at and decide whether it is time for them to take the case or it stays at this middle court planning to have arguments in about three weeks and resolve and get their say whether donald trump has immunity over prosecution. what trump's lawyers are writing today is the special...
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appeals court level if the supreme court refuses to take the case at this stage. and just five hours later, the supreme court responded favorably to jack smith, and a half hour after that, the court of appeals responded favorably to jack smith. the united states supreme court issued an order saying the court granted jackson its request to consider taking the case on an expedited basis. the supreme court has not decided to take the case, but has decided to consider jack smith's argument that the supreme court should take the case. the supreme court then gave donald trump's lawyers until next wednesday, december 20th, four pm, to file and reply brief to jack smith's brief that was submitted to the supreme court today. and the united states court of appeals, which still has jurisdiction over the case, unless the supreme court decides to take the case at this stage, they issued an order to donald trump's lawyers saying that they replied to jack smith's request is due this wednesday, the day after tomorrow, at 10 am. and in his petition to the supreme court, jack smith
appeals court level if the supreme court refuses to take the case at this stage. and just five hours later, the supreme court responded favorably to jack smith, and a half hour after that, the court of appeals responded favorably to jack smith. the united states supreme court issued an order saying the court granted jackson its request to consider taking the case on an expedited basis. the supreme court has not decided to take the case, but has decided to consider jack smith's argument that the...
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court documentary. in an ideal world, i would do it differently, but it hasn't settled down yet. and i hope it will. i have been involved with some projects concerning educating america a little bit about what the framers of our constitution had in mind when think established an independent judicial branch at the federal level. i think people have lost sight of that over time. when our states first formed, they all followed the pattern set by the federal government with gugner torl appointments of state judges and confirmation typically state legislators' actions either by the state stat or some other action. it was president andrew jackson who persuaded states to take a different approach. it was his thinking that states should elect their judges in popular elections. what happened was that georgia was the first state to say yes, that's a good idea and they changed the popular election of judges. many other states followed suit. and we can talk more about that later, but it hasn't been a wonderful deve
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supreme court has reversed the decision of the florida supreme court. there we go. >> several of the justices take the time to write separately. there's a descent from justice breyer. there's a separate dissent from justice ginsburg. there's a separate dissent from justice souter. so, it will appear that the 5 to 4 vote that we have seen all along is holding. it does appear, as i look through here, to be a 5 to 4 opinion. >> the entire reason we, as a country, and then of electing george w. bush in the very first place was a 5 to 4 vote by the supreme court, a vote along ideological lines, with five conservative justices ruling in a way that handed bush the white house, and four liberal justices dissented. and now, today, even more conservative supreme court could again effectively decide the 2024 election. there are two issues headed imminently towards the court, ones that could set the playing field for the 2024 election. number one is how the court responds to yesterday's ruling from the colorado state supreme court, the one saying that donald trump
supreme court has reversed the decision of the florida supreme court. there we go. >> several of the justices take the time to write separately. there's a descent from justice breyer. there's a separate dissent from justice ginsburg. there's a separate dissent from justice souter. so, it will appear that the 5 to 4 vote that we have seen all along is holding. it does appear, as i look through here, to be a 5 to 4 opinion. >> the entire reason we, as a country, and then of electing...
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the colorado supreme court satisfies itself that what was done here in the trial court -- the trial court judge held a several weeks-long hearing -- was enough and that the law is clear enough, they made this decision. but that's going took the question for the supreme court. i don't think it will be, did donald trump engage in insurrection? i think it will be, is there an established procedure and did the violate trump's rights to apply it on the fly and apply it backwards in time. >> do you think this ruling by the colorado supreme court will ultimately stand? >> well, wolf, that will be up to the united states supreme court, of course. but i think that this is one of the more substantial of the cases. elie is talking about a very broad pool, but there's a small number that have been cued up at trial, gone up on appeal, been fully briefed with evidentiary basis. when you just look at the plain language of the 14th amendment, you put that together with what the january 6th committee found, the testimony and the evidence that were taken by the trial court here. the trial court found, with
the colorado supreme court satisfies itself that what was done here in the trial court -- the trial court judge held a several weeks-long hearing -- was enough and that the law is clear enough, they made this decision. but that's going took the question for the supreme court. i don't think it will be, did donald trump engage in insurrection? i think it will be, is there an established procedure and did the violate trump's rights to apply it on the fly and apply it backwards in time. >> do...
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some of the court justices. i think he said there is a family connection to the university of minnesota. crux the professor did not know this when he invited me so i don't think that was the reason he invited me but my brother actually went to bu. it is not my first time visiting campus. he lived in a rental house in hankey town. >> i know you don't think about the university when you say the u. crux i want to ask a question by your undergraduate college. you received your undergraduate...
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and supreme court traditions. after her speech, she answered questions from the audience. >> my husband was a year behind me in law school. we decided to get married and i graduated from the law school. and we both liked to eat. and that meant one of us was going to have to work. since i was out of law school, that was me. and i thought, oh. no problem. getting a job. there were at least 14 notices on stanford's bulletin board in law school saying stanford law graduates, we have this -- we would be happy to talk to you about job opportunities. give us a call. and there were 40 different messages from different law firms in california on the bulletin board. i called every one of those notices. not a single one would even give me an interview. i said why? they said, we don't hire women. and that was the way it was. now, i got out of law school about 1952. but isn't that amaying? amazing? they wouldn't even talk. i really did need to get a job. i heard that the county attorney in san mateo county, california. had a w
and supreme court traditions. after her speech, she answered questions from the audience. >> my husband was a year behind me in law school. we decided to get married and i graduated from the law school. and we both liked to eat. and that meant one of us was going to have to work. since i was out of law school, that was me. and i thought, oh. no problem. getting a job. there were at least 14 notices on stanford's bulletin board in law school saying stanford law graduates, we have this --...
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supreme court. an attorney for the plaintiff seeking to block trump says he thinks that they have decent odds at winning there. >> first of all, trump is going to have to convince the supreme court to take this case. and i can imagine a world in which the supreme court says this is pretty early on in the election cycle, let's see how it plays out in some other states first. so he is first going to have to convince the supreme court to take it. and once he convinces the supreme court to take it, i do think that we have a good shot on the substance. >> interestingly trump did not mention the ruling at all during a rally last night in iowa. although his campaign was fundraising off it within hours. so let's break it all down with our legal analyst and criminal defense attorney joey jackson. how you doing, my friend. so much to unpack here. a lot of legal skcholars say ths is incredibly unlikely. what do you think the chances are in the supreme court? >> i think it has merit. why do you have provisions
supreme court. an attorney for the plaintiff seeking to block trump says he thinks that they have decent odds at winning there. >> first of all, trump is going to have to convince the supreme court to take this case. and i can imagine a world in which the supreme court says this is pretty early on in the election cycle, let's see how it plays out in some other states first. so he is first going to have to convince the supreme court to take it. and once he convinces the supreme court to...
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supreme court. that's very painful for me. among 14,000 seniors in college, which participated in a survey, the average score on the civics exam was just barely over 50%. this lack of knowledge does lead to disengagement. about half of the 14-year-olds in the united states say that their political attitude is indifferent, or alienated, they have no interest. and i just think we have to reverse that. we ought to care about that in this country. when our constitution was adopted, we did not have public schools in america, that came later. in fact, it was about 30 years after the constitution was adopted that people began to say we need some schools in this country to teach the young people how this new government of ours works, how it's supposed to work and how they are part of it. they were right. we did need to educate the young people. and that's what started public schools. and today, we are having public schools that no longer teach civics. they don't require them or high school graduation classe
supreme court. that's very painful for me. among 14,000 seniors in college, which participated in a survey, the average score on the civics exam was just barely over 50%. this lack of knowledge does lead to disengagement. about half of the 14-year-olds in the united states say that their political attitude is indifferent, or alienated, they have no interest. and i just think we have to reverse that. we ought to care about that in this country. when our constitution was adopted, we did not have...
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the district court, that court made a decision.llate court before it goes to the supreme court. by bypassing the appellate court, he's trying to get a quick decision. now if it goes back to the appellate court, that could take weeks, if not months to decide. and then, the former president would have another opportunity to go to the supreme court, and that takes another few months. now we're talking about late spring, summer, perhaps even longer? if the supreme court does not take this up, we have a real question about whether or not he faces justice in trial in this matter at all. >> and as you just said, jack smith simultaneously asked the appellate court to expedite. right? at the same time. so the supreme court could decide still not to take up the case. this is all -- >> built in suspenders. >> built-in suspenders. four of them have to decide, right? to take it up? so, we all know that trump is doing this to delay. delay tactics. that's to his benefit. to get it passed the election. does the supreme court way that in? how do th
the district court, that court made a decision.llate court before it goes to the supreme court. by bypassing the appellate court, he's trying to get a quick decision. now if it goes back to the appellate court, that could take weeks, if not months to decide. and then, the former president would have another opportunity to go to the supreme court, and that takes another few months. now we're talking about late spring, summer, perhaps even longer? if the supreme court does not take this up, we...
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supreme court. for more on this development, loyola marymount law professor jessica levinson joins us live tonight. and you thought you were going to have a restful evening. wow. haha bombshell a what does it mean? >> well, it means nothing right now because the colorado supreme court stayed its decision in till january 4th. they know that there will be an appeal up to the u.s. supreme court. the supreme court is going to have to act quickly. and i think the supreme court is going to have to take this case. they don't want a patchwork of different rulings from different states. they need to say here's what the 14th amendment says. and here's one it applies. and here's what it doesn't. >> the one of the big questions, of course, and the kind of made reference to this in his. his statement about this ruling today about a liberal judges, all judges on the supreme court, colorado reported by democratic governors. but it was a 4 to 3 decision, right? so 3 democratic appointed judges did not concur with t
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to appeal to the supreme court. when that happens, all eyes will be on the supreme court. that's where we start the day with the leading voices. former federal judge michael l. dig. conservatives look to you for guidance, including mike pence turned to you when donald trump was pressuring him. we hearing criticisms. it's worth remembering that it -- judge, why is this ruling consistent with conservative legal thought? the colorado supreme court yesterday decided the most consequential and pressing constitutional issue facing the country. its decision will force the nation to decide, does it believe in american democracy, its constitution, and the rule of law? the supreme court of colorado issued what i characterized as a masterful judicial opinion. it is unassailable and irrefutable in every single respect. as your viewers already know that court head, first and importantly, that section 3 of the four teent amendment does apply to presidents of the united states. the lower cold had held that it did not. in that hold
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you can't sue me over that, and that is his argument, and in the appeals court, the federal appeals courtn washington, d.c., said, no, that is not the case, these lawsuits against donald trump can go forward. i want to read some of the things that the court wrote. the president does not spend every minute of every day exercising official responsibilities, and when he acts outside of the functions of his office, he does not continue to enjoy immunity, and so they are drawing a line saying that there are things that you can do while you are president that can be held accountable in court. that is a major decision, a major evolution of what the law is. the other thing that this three-judge panel in the d.c. circuit court of appeals is writing is that they are saying that there are campaign actions, and there are president actions. presidency actions. what the president does while he is campaigning for re-election including that rally on january 6th, that can be considered a campaign action, and that is something that you can move forward with lawsuits against. there are things that a preside
you can't sue me over that, and that is his argument, and in the appeals court, the federal appeals courtn washington, d.c., said, no, that is not the case, these lawsuits against donald trump can go forward. i want to read some of the things that the court wrote. the president does not spend every minute of every day exercising official responsibilities, and when he acts outside of the functions of his office, he does not continue to enjoy immunity, and so they are drawing a line saying that...
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circuit court of appeals.the meantime, since he filed this request with the supreme court, the d.c. circuit said they would hear the question on an expedited basis. they have set oral argument in the case for january 9th. if they decide fairly quickly, then we could be back at the supreme court maybe in a month or so, if the court acts quickly or it could be that they take their time and we don't decide the case until june, in which case, the trial will be delayed by that amount. i think the march 4th trial date is in some trouble now. that doesn't mean it can't be tried before the election. we're looking more at a summer trial instead of a spring trial. >> which potentially affects the elector, barbara. i mean, how long would a trial like this take? >> i have assumed it would take about two months, there are five different schemes here, each of which would take the government a week to try. and then make a week for closing arguments and deliberations. i think at the closest, eight weeks, you're right, the pri
circuit court of appeals.the meantime, since he filed this request with the supreme court, the d.c. circuit said they would hear the question on an expedited basis. they have set oral argument in the case for january 9th. if they decide fairly quickly, then we could be back at the supreme court maybe in a month or so, if the court acts quickly or it could be that they take their time and we don't decide the case until june, in which case, the trial will be delayed by that amount. i think the...
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court to handle it.n is whether former president donald trump is immune from criminal prosecution for election subversion arising from the 2020 election right as we head into the 2024 election. what he is trying to do here, the special counsel jack smith, is to counter what donald trump's lawyer said yesterday. they said, supreme court, no need to take this case up hastily, and it needs to go to the appellant court first, which is, kate, the normal processes, and yesterday, trump's lawyers said that jack smith had not made a sufficient case on this, but today, in this 11-page filing, special counsel jack smith tries to reinforce how the rule of law is at issue, how donald trump's actions back in 2020 need to be resolved, and here is a line from that case. enforcing federal criminal laws that prohibit such conduct, and this is related to election subversion is vital to protecting the constitutional processes and democracy, itself. what he is finding in the initial filing, kate is how much america's rule o
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court.day, president biden delivered a eulogy at the funeral of the first female justice, sandra day o'connor, and in his remarks, the president hailed o'connor as an american pioneer, noting her commitment to the court in the rule of law. >>> to her, the supreme court was bedrock. the bedrock of america. it was the vital, the vital line of defense for the valleys and the vision of our republic. >> reporter: biden's words at the washington national cathedral could not be any more timely. over the coming days, weeks, and months, the supreme court will be forced to deliver answers on several fundamental questions that are central to the future of our republic. take for example friday, we learned the court will not immediately decide whether or not donald trump has broad immunity for actions he took challenging the 2020 presidential election results. in a one sentence order -- special counsel jack smith's request to circumvent the normal appeals court process. that means the d. c. court of appe
court.day, president biden delivered a eulogy at the funeral of the first female justice, sandra day o'connor, and in his remarks, the president hailed o'connor as an american pioneer, noting her commitment to the court in the rule of law. >>> to her, the supreme court was bedrock. the bedrock of america. it was the vital, the vital line of defense for the valleys and the vision of our republic. >> reporter: biden's words at the washington national cathedral could not be any more...
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if the appeals court acts quickly, even if the supreme court does not step in now, if the court actsues a ruling early january, something like that, the supreme court might still have this petition pending. they could immediately grant it on its own action, basically, just by being aware of the appeals court rulings. i think one of the reasons why the special counsel filed this thing is not necessarily because he thinks the supreme court is going to step in right now but because he wants the supreme court to be on notice that he is going to step inseam. the justices are well aware of the timing of all of this. the timing of this whole thing is that -- everyone is aware of that. >> so, let's just play this out really quickly. if the supreme court says, yes, i'm going to grant jack smith's petition for writ of cert before judgment and allow a substantive decision to be made by the scotus justices, two questions. does that put a pause on what is happening in the circuit court of appeals? my second question is, do we have to wait until the end of june of 2024 to get a result or ruling fo
if the appeals court acts quickly, even if the supreme court does not step in now, if the court actsues a ruling early january, something like that, the supreme court might still have this petition pending. they could immediately grant it on its own action, basically, just by being aware of the appeals court rulings. i think one of the reasons why the special counsel filed this thing is not necessarily because he thinks the supreme court is going to step in right now but because he wants the...
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supreme court. we are live at national cathedral in washington, d.c. where her funeral service will be held in 45 minutes. president ross -- president biden and chief justice john roberts will speak. we will have live coverage at 11:00 a.m. on c-span. in 2013 she delivered a speech at washington, d.c.'s sixth and i synagogue -- with her first job out of law school and supreme court traditions. does this have to be turned on or right into it? oh dear. now can you hear better? i actually did not get an offer for my first job so let us get the introduction changed a little bit. i happily attended stanford law school, and in the process i met my husband to be, john o'connor. and he was a year behind me in law school. we decided to get married. and i graduated from the law school. and we both like to eat which meant that one of us was going to have to work and since i -- and since i was out of law school that was me. i thought, no problem getting a job. there were at least 40 notices on stanford's bullet
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if this court had any doubt on whhe this was a proper income tax, the court put a firm on t eise taxrgument. as i'd mentioned, one of the important things for the court to keep in mind is 99% of the tax owed under the m iowed by domestic corporation sharehde. larg u.s. companies that have these foreignubdiaries where they've been holding mone overseas for a number ofea and this would be a tax on the ivege of doingusiness with those rpate relationships and in that corporate form. we would urge the court not to invalidatehert and all of its circumstances without proper consideration of that matter. >> and that is bause the constitutional question is a direct tax. >> this relates to your earer questions about the meaning of helton and whether this can be in a sense to conser direct tax. at the very least ts is not a tax on land. this is not a tax on personal prer we think it is either anxcise or income tax. >> why shouldn't take this opportunity to put an end to it? if we were to apply the stare decisis factors that the core goes through when it decides whheor not to formally overrule a
if this court had any doubt on whhe this was a proper income tax, the court put a firm on t eise taxrgument. as i'd mentioned, one of the important things for the court to keep in mind is 99% of the tax owed under the m iowed by domestic corporation sharehde. larg u.s. companies that have these foreignubdiaries where they've been holding mone overseas for a number ofea and this would be a tax on the ivege of doingusiness with those rpate relationships and in that corporate form. we would urge...
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can an appellate court or trial court make that decision without actually really having a trial?s that mean anyone, any official could decide, based on whatever procedures they chose to use, who is an insurrectionist and who is not an insurrectionist? which feeds into the self execution argument. unless congress passes a law setting out how you make that determination, you do open it up to every county clerk deciding for themselves, who is an insurrectionist or not. and what is the living principle? you don't have to limit it to donald trump either. how do you allow -- it's not just 50 different states. it's about 3000 counties out there with their own election officials. to me, the main flaw in this case is on the merits of the application of the text of the 14th amendment. as you mentioned, the strongest issue here for trump is the president is just not covered by the text of the 14th amendment. there are two kinds of coverage provisions. the first is what kind of office did you have at time of the insurrection? the second part is, what offices are you for from assuming? -- you
can an appellate court or trial court make that decision without actually really having a trial?s that mean anyone, any official could decide, based on whatever procedures they chose to use, who is an insurrectionist and who is not an insurrectionist? which feeds into the self execution argument. unless congress passes a law setting out how you make that determination, you do open it up to every county clerk deciding for themselves, who is an insurrectionist or not. and what is the living...
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the court should reaffirm there is no income witutealization pre-i welcome the courts questions. >> when you say realization do you have a definition or explanation as to what it is? how is it different from, s, attribution? like tnkou justice thomas. realization in the main wi be receipts. in other situations it wilbe other types of enjoyment of economic gain suchs the taxpayer can put that game -- gain it to his or her uses and benefits. that mht be forgiveness of a loan or assignment of income to a third party. >> there icertainly realization here by the corporation, if not the taxpayers. it's not a case like appreciation of property were nothing has happened. you buy property and you are holding it for 20 years and you have not sold it and nothing has happened. here, something has happened. inmeas gone to the corporation. >> guess the corporation has income. don't dispute the corporation realized income over the decade plus years taxed by the mrt. i think it is like the instanc of property from the point of view of thsheholders. the shareholder interest in the corporation is ly a cap
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supreme court. now trump is fundraising from this ruling. >> the matter of trump being disqualified is up to the courts. backing the insurrection, that is already settled. take a listen. >> i think some things are self- evident. we saw it all. he supported insurrection. no question about it. none. zero. >> he aligned with a key part of this fourth opinion in colorado. the majority writing that trump did not only insight the insurrection, even when the seas was underway, he repeatedly demanded that pence refused to perform his constitutional duty and calling senators to stop the counting of electoral votes. this was a voluntary participation in the insurrection. >> john, great to see you, what happens next in this case? >> all paths are leading to the supreme court. first of all, we have the january 4th deadline that the supreme court set. saying they will put it on hold. his name should not be on the ballot. putting a ruling on hold. if he appeals to the supreme court, he could be on hold indefinite
supreme court. now trump is fundraising from this ruling. >> the matter of trump being disqualified is up to the courts. backing the insurrection, that is already settled. take a listen. >> i think some things are self- evident. we saw it all. he supported insurrection. no question about it. none. zero. >> he aligned with a key part of this fourth opinion in colorado. the majority writing that trump did not only insight the insurrection, even when the seas was underway, he...
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, the article three courts legated authority by the bankruptcy courts. appropriate is a term o classic, it ves a common law role thats part and parcel. at thissn't a majorueion problem. to the catch all provision that has its own limitations and not giving effect t that provision. >> how about elephants and households we use that more -- >> 1123 is not a mouse hole. it's written in broad terms given the history here thate want to the courts toavall the power they can to reserve this bkrtcy and with respect it's not an elephant when you consider the fact that everyone agrees is derivative claim includin pential fraud claims taken from third parties and consistent with what courts were dog between third parties for decades. it's consistent with equity practice. there was one case but we cited a case that is completely in oppote in that ce it wasn't necessary to the reorganization that makes it completely different. what does under the code that was much more authority. >> on standing i take your point this is somewhat of a side point but i want to get it o
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a higher court. they were surprised, at least some of them, that it ended up that the supreme court of colorado ruled against donald trump. while tom says these cases might not have any impact on one another, to the layman who's not well versed in the law, they are potentially linked and that's what donald trump's team is going to try to do. to try to show any way they can that the colorado ruling is an outlier. this is a statement we heard from donald trump and his team. they wrote the michigan supreme court has strongly and rightfully denied the desperate democratic attempt to take the leading candidate in the 2024 presidential election, me, off the ballot in the great state of michigan. but again, they were not super concerned about this as far as legal battles that donald trump is facing. this is one they think in the end that he will end up being on the ballot in all of these states. >> i think michael to that point, there are a lot of other legal issues that trump's team has to be worried about
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if the supreme court overturns, or what will it tell us about our nation's highest court? would depend on the reasoning. >> it's gonna be difficult. >> it is. there are a number of things in that opinion that hold up legally. i think the framework that the justices used in this opinion to lay out their case works very well. i think for me, if i'm looking at that and i'm trying to determine where is the possibility of a reversal, it's with regard to the standard and the interpretation of the standard as it was applied. >> so this is my question. what exactly is the supreme court ruling on? >> we don't know yet. >> that's the thing. >> because trump hasn't filed an appeal as of yet. i would imagine that they are going to bring forward a number of issues, constitutionally, with respect to number one this notion of did they have adequate due process to adjudicate the question of trump's participation as insurrectionist. number two, is there a ground for this to attach automatically, and what's the standard in terms of that attachment taking place in being triggered. so i think
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they leap frog over the federal district court, the trial court, and over the appeals court as well. they took this unusual step of taking this matter straight to the united states supreme court. to ask the court to weigh in on how this case will be handled by the u.s. government. and it all went very, very fast. the nazi saboteurs had landed on the beaches in mid-june. by the end of june, they were in custody. by the end of july, not only had the supreme court agreed to consider this case, they had heard the arguments in the case and issued their ruling. and this is at a time when the supreme court wasn't even in session. this was the middle of the summer, but the supreme court came back into special session in a big hurry to take care of this very unusual issue and issue their ruling very quickly. and that is the kind of very unusual situation that used to allow you to kind of break glass in case of emergency. to leap frog all the rest of the judicial system and go straight to the u.s. supreme court. we do have a process for doing that, for asking the justices at the supreme court
they leap frog over the federal district court, the trial court, and over the appeals court as well. they took this unusual step of taking this matter straight to the united states supreme court. to ask the court to weigh in on how this case will be handled by the u.s. government. and it all went very, very fast. the nazi saboteurs had landed on the beaches in mid-june. by the end of june, they were in custody. by the end of july, not only had the supreme court agreed to consider this case,...
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there is a court. the prosecutor takes action within the limits of the financial regulations to protect the treasury, and whenever the monthly or annual accounts and financial statements and any type of documents or documents required are not provided to the court of accounts, the prosecutor of the court is obliged to file a lawsuit against the officials or officials. to prepare and submit to the head of the country's audit committee in advisory boards. in a few days, it will be the first anniversary of the new team working in the audit court, and tonight we have the honor of hosting dr. kamia , the honorable prosecutor of the audit court, who is at your service. hello and polite. you are very welcome . thank you. i am at your service and all the dear viewers . hello. i say, alaikum. peace be upon you. you are very welcome, mr. doctor. thank you . allow me to say hello to our dear people , in the name of allah, the merciful, the merciful. i offer my condolences to the dear viewers on the days of fatima
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supreme court. that is unusual, and it tells us something about the hand he thinks he's holding. we've seen delays from the trump folks on this coup trial and they have every right to file appeals, and sometimes appeals have the consequence of delays. what's new here, ali velshi militant shunning that this is something everyone's trying to make sense of tonight, it's jack smith is moving first. he's basically calling for whatever delay or bluff the trump folks have been pushing out to be over. asking the supreme court to intervene. it's a move of confidence, doesn't mean he scan a win, but we'll get into that tonight a little later in the program. also, we'll talk about accountability. it is sometimes a long time coming in the system, but the indicted trump lawyer, rudy giuliani, in court on a different case today, facing potentially tens of millions of dollars of sanction over his defamation of two georgia election workers. so, we're gonna get to all that. but we begin with what many say is the ful
supreme court. that is unusual, and it tells us something about the hand he thinks he's holding. we've seen delays from the trump folks on this coup trial and they have every right to file appeals, and sometimes appeals have the consequence of delays. what's new here, ali velshi militant shunning that this is something everyone's trying to make sense of tonight, it's jack smith is moving first. he's basically calling for whatever delay or bluff the trump folks have been pushing out to be over....
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, the article three courts delegated authority by the bankruptcy courts. appropriate is a term of classic, it gives a common law role that isar and parcel. at this isn't a major question problem. to the catch all provision tha has its own limitio and not giving effect to that provision. >> how about elephants and households. we use that more -- 13 is not a mouse hole. it's wtt in broad terms given the history here that we want to the courts to have all the power they can toeserve this bankruptcy and with respect it's not an elephantheyou consider the fact that everye agrees it's a derivative claim including potential fraud claims takenro thirdares and consistent with what crts were doing betenhird parties for dedes. it's consistent with equity practice. there was one case but weit a case that is comety in opposite. in that case it wn't necessary to the reorganization th makes it comety different. what does underhe code that was much more authority. >>on standing i take your point this is somewhat of a sid pnt but i want to get it out the u.s. trustee goesi
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supreme court? he doesn't think that it has anything to do with politics for some critics of the supreme court who think that. he thinks they will prevail here. do you believe that that's likely at all? >> no, actually, i don't. i think the only people who have found that donald trump committed insurrection have been his political opponents. i think that's pretty dangerous for the country and not a real incentive for the u.s. supreme court to rule that way as well. the deference of supreme court cases is always to let the voters decide. making rulings knocking somebody off is not what they have done before. granted, an insurrection charge and everything that's gone on with donald trump is, as elie pointed out, unique in our history. >> ben, one of the best voices to talk about this. elie, thank you for your analysis and expertise. thank you both. more to come on this breaking news. >>> we will get reaction from a key figure in the watergate era, john dean is here. also, we will speak to a former top
supreme court? he doesn't think that it has anything to do with politics for some critics of the supreme court who think that. he thinks they will prevail here. do you believe that that's likely at all? >> no, actually, i don't. i think the only people who have found that donald trump committed insurrection have been his political opponents. i think that's pretty dangerous for the country and not a real incentive for the u.s. supreme court to rule that way as well. the deference of...
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and that is what all of the courts, the appellate court and the supreme court are going to be considering. the supreme court of colorado in its decision said we are in uncharted territory, we know, we the supreme court of colorado, know that we are ruling on novel issues of constitutional law. so there is an argument that the courts should be taking their time and conducting a constitutional analysis for the history books for future presidencies, not just the former president. >> yeah. i wonder how many future presidents these decisions are going to be relevant to. hopefully not many. thanks so much to both of you for being here, joan and carrie. also in our law and justice lead today, rudy giuliani filed for bankruptcy in federal court. this is just days after a federal jury ordered him to pay nearly $150 million to two former georgia election workers whom he defamed. let's bring in cnn's kara scannell. kara, what exactly is rudy claiming in this bankruptcy filing and what does it mean? >> well, rudy giuliani is claiming that he is saddled with debt, as much as $500 million, and saying h
and that is what all of the courts, the appellate court and the supreme court are going to be considering. the supreme court of colorado in its decision said we are in uncharted territory, we know, we the supreme court of colorado, know that we are ruling on novel issues of constitutional law. so there is an argument that the courts should be taking their time and conducting a constitutional analysis for the history books for future presidencies, not just the former president. >> yeah. i...
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supreme court. donald trump is not qualified to be president. under the 14th amendment section three. therefore, he cannot be on the ballot. that would obviate some of the rush, the need to get some of this criminal trial done before the election. he would be off the ballot i don't see it playing out timing wise that way. and i also think that it's a tall hill to climb for the plaintiffs to win in the supreme court in the colorado case. it's not impossible, of course. but there are eight different legal conclusions that the supreme court would have to agree with that colorado supreme court made. i do think the court will take both of these. i don't think the justices will think, okay, let's give trump a win in one and give him a loss in the other in order to retain their integrity. i think they will look at each case on their merits, the arguments are very, very different in each one. and i do think that, at louis's most of the judges will be trying really to rule based on the facts and the law and
supreme court. donald trump is not qualified to be president. under the 14th amendment section three. therefore, he cannot be on the ballot. that would obviate some of the rush, the need to get some of this criminal trial done before the election. he would be off the ballot i don't see it playing out timing wise that way. and i also think that it's a tall hill to climb for the plaintiffs to win in the supreme court in the colorado case. it's not impossible, of course. but there are eight...
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district court does?hing that they can and writing memos for the justices for whom they work and alerting the justices who of course are well aware of what has been filed of the decisions that need to be made in short order. and i think that this is complicated to know what the supreme court will do. i do think that the supreme court ultimately will take up this issue. but because the d.c. circuit has already, you know, issued a very, very expedited schedule for briefing in the circuit, where the first briefs will be due by donald trump on saturday, the government's response by december 30th, mr. trump's reply by january 2, argument january 9, the supreme court may say that they are moving so fast, we'll see what the d.c. circuit says and then we'll revisit the idea about whether to accept further review. and i think that that is what jack smith is trying hard to come in with this filing today and say you can't wait for that because we don't really know how long it will take for the circuit to rule. and t
district court does?hing that they can and writing memos for the justices for whom they work and alerting the justices who of course are well aware of what has been filed of the decisions that need to be made in short order. and i think that this is complicated to know what the supreme court will do. i do think that the supreme court ultimately will take up this issue. but because the d.c. circuit has already, you know, issued a very, very expedited schedule for briefing in the circuit, where...