Supreme Court rules against Donald Trump three times in one morning
Most of the headlines right now are focused on the Supreme Court’s surprise landmark 6-3 ruling that LGBT employees are protected under the Civil Rights Act. This is a huge deal, and something that we’ve long been fighting for. But it’s not the only major SCOTUS ruling today that’s gone against Donald Trump.
The LGBT ruling is a clear (and well deserved) slap in Trump’s face, because just a few days ago, he moved to eliminate LGBT patient rights. But the Supreme Court also made a de facto ruling this morning when it announced that it was refusing to hear a case that Trump’s DOJ was pursuing over sanctuary cities. In so doing, the court confirmed that cities are not legally obligated to help Trump with his pursuit of undocumented immigrants. SCOTUS also refused to hear a case today from the gun lobby.
All three of these Supreme Court moves are blows to Donald Trump and his agenda. It’s a reminder that you never know what John Roberts is up to, because his rulings are based on whatever he thinks will make him the power broker on the court. It’s also becoming difficult to predict how Neil Gorsuch will vote, as he appears to be trying to play a watered down version of Roberts’ game.
This morning’s three rulings are not necessarily an indicator that the Supreme Court is going to rule against Donald Trump on his tax returns. But they are a reminder that Trump cannot reliably count on this court to do his bidding – and he must be quaking in his boots right now.
