[Lurking Libertarian]

In other words, the SCOTUS was either bought off, or intimidated by forces far more sinister than we can imagine.

...or just thought the Birther cases were nonsense.

Incidentally, there is nothing unethical about the Supreme Court justices meeting with Obama when there were cases pending before it against him. It would only be unethical if they discussed the cases. Remember when Justice Scalia went hunting with Vice President Cheney while a case against Cheney was pending before the Court? And that was a real case, one the Court had agreed to hear. The cases against Obama were "pending" only in the sense that petitions asking the Court to hear those cases had been filed; none of those petitions were granted (or even got one vote).

[mkjessup]

Incidentally, there is nothing unethical about the Supreme Court justices meeting with Obama when there were cases pending before it against him. It would only be unethical if they discussed the cases.

Oh I'm sure that never happened (snort-chuckle-gag).