Posted on 07/22/2024 12:32:59 PM PDT by CFW
The United States Supreme Court on Monday ordered the state of New York to respond to a lawsuit filed by the state of Missouri by this Wednesday, according to Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey.
Bailey filed the lawsuit on July 3, and argued that the prosecution of former President Donald Trump in his hush money case, along with the court's gag orders, damaged Missourians' right to hear him speak freely ahead of the election.
The lawsuit requests that the Supreme Court rule that New York illegally interfered with the presidential election, and postpone any sentencing in the court case until after the election. It also seeks to have the gag orders that are still imposed on the former president removed.
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My guess is that NY will argue exactly that, i.e. Missouri has no standing. It is a pro forma requirement. Then SCOTUS will toss the case without ever deciding on the merits. I would love to be proven wrong!
Good news!
Uhh, while I am obviously familiar with the right to free speech, I am unfamiliar with the right hear said free speech.
Is that in the Constitution?
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