'The Tariff Ruling Shows the Roberts Court Is More Pro-Corporate Than Pro-Trump'

[sop]

"The mainstream media, and even much of the progressive media, is misinterpreting the tariff decision as demonstrating the Roberts Court’s independence and judicial neutrality."

"For example, the New York Times lead article by its chief legal correspondent Adam Lipnick was headlined, 'The Supreme Court’s Declaration of Independence,' and the article argued that SCOTUS’s decision 'amounted to a declaration of independence.' One progressive blogger wrote, 'It would be nice—and, in political terms, smart—if the left changes its tune about Roberts in the wake of his courageous stand.' An article in the generally liberal Atlantic magazine was headlined, 'The Supreme Court Isn’t a Rubber Stamp.' "

"But the Roberts Court is not independent. Rather, when there’s a conflict between big corporations and Trump, it will side with the corporations. The plaintiffs challenging the tariffs were represented by the New Civil Liberties Alliance funded by billionaire Charles Koch and former Federalist Society chief Leonard Leo who selected the right-wing Justices. Even The Chamber of Commerce filed an amicus brief opposing the Trump tariffs and asking the Roberts Court to overturn them."

Continued at link:

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/roberts-court-pro-corporate

[eppur_se_muova]

1. Most, if not all, of the Justices will be there for years after Trmp is gone. They have no reason to fear him ...

as anything more than a temporary nuisance.

[mopinko]

2. always follow the money.

i figured they’d rule this way cuz the tariffs were causing trouble for very rich ppl/companies.