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BumRushDaShow

(142,278 posts) Mon Oct 21, 2024, 03:15 PM Oct 21

US Supreme Court won't hear Michael Cohen bid to revive suit against Donald Trump

Source: Reuters

October 21, 2024 11:42 AM EDT Updated 5 hours ago

WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a bid by Michael Cohen to revive a lawsuit accusing his former boss Donald Trump and various former federal officials of returning him to prison in 2020 in retaliation for penning a book critical of Trump, who was president at the time.

Cohen, Trump's former lawyer and fixer, had appealed a lower court's dismissal of his suit, which sought monetary damages from Trump, former U.S. Attorney General William Barr, federal prison officials and the federal government. Cohen's suit accused them of violating his rights under the U.S. Constitution by restricting his free speech and subjecting him to an illegal seizure and cruel and unusual punishment.

Cohen's lawyer Jon‑Michael Dougherty said the Supreme Court's decision "signals a dangerous moment in American democracy."
"In denying Michael Cohen's petition, the Supreme Court has stated that the courts will not provide any deterrent for an executive intent on incarcerating its critics in retaliation for their speech," Dougherty said.

Trump's lawyer Alina Habba took a different view. "Michael Cohen has exhausted every avenue of his pathetic attempt to drag my client into court time and time again. As expected, the Supreme Court has correctly denied Michael Cohen's petition and he must finally abandon his frivolous and desperate claims," Habba said.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-supreme-court-wont-hear-michael-cohen-bid-revive-suit-against-donald-trump-2024-10-21/

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US Supreme Court won't hear Michael Cohen bid to revive suit against Donald Trump (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Oct 21 OP

The supremely corrupt court is antithetical to everything this country... polichick Oct 21 #1

All the other courts had thrown out this suit. former9thward Oct 21 #3

Every single judge nominated by Trump... polichick Oct 21 #7

Two of the three judges on the unanimous appeals court panel that rejected Cohen's appeal onenote Oct 21 #8

Amazing how fast they can rule IF bluestarone Oct 21 #2

They did not rule fast in this case. former9thward Oct 21 #4

Just as they should have refused to hear Rump's case mdbl Oct 21 #5

EXACTLY! bluestarone Oct 21 #6

Not a remotely valid comparison. onenote Oct 21 #9

This case was a long shot LetMyPeopleVote Oct 22 #10

polichick

(37,621 posts)

1. The supremely corrupt court is antithetical to everything this country...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Oct 21, 2024, 03:20 PM

Oct 21

has claimed to be about - it’s only a matter of time before the people demand the removal of corrupt entitled judges and the restoration of decency on the court.

former9thward

(33,424 posts)

3. All the other courts had thrown out this suit.

Reply to polichick (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 21, 2024, 05:43 PM

Oct 21

Are they corrupt also?

polichick

(37,621 posts)

7. Every single judge nominated by Trump...

Reply to former9thward (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 21, 2024, 06:19 PM

Oct 21

should be looked at closely for corrupt intent and actions - beginning with Aileen Cannon.

The American people should never accept corruption in the courts - or in the agencies we count on to keep this country safe.

onenote

(44,623 posts)

8. Two of the three judges on the unanimous appeals court panel that rejected Cohen's appeal

Reply to polichick (Reply #7)

Mon Oct 21, 2024, 09:04 PM

Oct 21

were Biden appointees. There are six Biden appointees and an Obama appointee on that court and if they had voted to reconsider the decision they could have. So do you want to investigate all of those judges too?

None of the Democrats on the SCOTUS indicated that they thought the Court should take the case. Time to investigate them?

Cohen had a shit legal case. It is the least surprising thing in the world that his case was one of the more than 60 petitions for cert that the Court denied today.