CantaloupeLifestyle@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoTrump says his businesses got money from foreign governments because he was 'doing services' for themwww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up1470arrow-down114
arrow-up1456arrow-down1external-linkTrump says his businesses got money from foreign governments because he was 'doing services' for themwww.businessinsider.comCantaloupeLifestyle@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square62fedilink
minus-squareOlinOfTheHillPeople@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·6 months agoThanks! I somehow missed that one. Since the cases were vacated, future emoluments suits can still be filed, right?
minus-squarequindraco@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-26 months agoYes, but they’ll also be moot. The only saving grace here is that the way SCOTUS mooted these suits by definition can’t set precedent, so once the current justices die in office there’ll be hope again.
Thanks! I somehow missed that one. Since the cases were vacated, future emoluments suits can still be filed, right?
Yes, but they’ll also be moot. The only saving grace here is that the way SCOTUS mooted these suits by definition can’t set precedent, so once the current justices die in office there’ll be hope again.