Donald Trump has taken his bid to stop New York's probe of his business dealings to the Supreme Court, and lawyers for both sides have asked the court to consider the case quickly.
This is in itself unusual, since many suspect the ex-president has been using court challenges largely to delay any probe of his activities.
However, observers said the court is not likely to say for several weeks whether it will hear the challenge, and it would then be months before it gets to hearing the case.
Otherwise, it is possible that the court will reject the bid sooner, in which case any decisions by lower courts will stand. And there is speculation that despite the fact that three of the nine justices were appointed by Trump and that Republicans outnumber Democrats on the high bench, they will declare their independence of politics and focus entirely on the law.
This is in itself unusual, since many suspect the ex-president has been using court challenges largely to delay any probe of his activities.
However, observers said the court is not likely to say for several weeks whether it will hear the challenge, and it would then be months before it gets to hearing the case.
Otherwise, it is possible that the court will reject the bid sooner, in which case any decisions by lower courts will stand. And there is speculation that despite the fact that three of the nine justices were appointed by Trump and that Republicans outnumber Democrats on the high bench, they will declare their independence of politics and focus entirely on the law.
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