US EditionNobody asked: Trump’s DOJ steps up uninvited recommendations at Supreme Court
Trump's Justice Department filed five unsolicited Supreme Court briefs, influencing cases on religion and gun rights, with a 60% success rate persuading the court to hear them.
- Recently, Solicitor General D. John Sauer's Justice Department has stepped into high-profile appeals at the U.S. Supreme Court without invitation, urging the court to take multiple culture war cases, most recently involving religious preschools.
- Recently, the Solicitor General D. John Sauer's office urged the Supreme Court to take cases on religion, guns, and climate litigation, aiming to influence national policy.
- In late January the Justice Department urged the Court to hear a challenge to Colorado's nondiscrimination preschool law brought by the Archdiocese of Denver and filed an uninvited brief arguing Hawaii's carry restriction `functionally eliminates` the right to carry in public.
- The Supreme Court could announce whether it will hear some appeals within weeks, after the court has so far agreed with solicitor general recommendations in three of five cases.
- Appellate observers warn the solicitor general may face extra scrutiny for expanded interventions, which could reshape national precedent if the Court hears these cases.
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Trump escalates push for Supreme Court to intervene on his behalf
Typically, when the U.S. Supreme Court hears a case, it’s because it has worked its way up from local courts through appeals. That’s not enough for President Donald Trump’s administration.In a Friday report, CNN's John Fritze wrote that under the leadership of Solicitor General D. John Sauer, however, the DOJ has filed at least five unsolicited briefs demanding action from the Supreme Court on culture-war issues.Guns, religion and regulation are…
The administration of President Donald Trump is intervening uninvited in high-profile Supreme Court appeals at an unprecedented pace, supporting conservative groups in cases involving guns, religion, and climate change.
Nobody asked: Trump’s DOJ steps up uninvited recommendations at Supreme Court
President Donald Trump’s administration is stepping into high-profile appeals at the Supreme Court without invitation at an unprecedented pace, supporting conservative groups in cases dealing with guns, religion and climate change.
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