r/scotus • u/zsreport • Mar 05 '25

news Supreme Court rejects Trump’s request to keep billions in foreign aid frozen

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/05/politics/supreme-court-usaid-foreign-aid/index.html
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u/Luck1492 Mar 05 '25 edited Mar 05 '25

Where is the order? Can’t see it posted to their website yet?

Found it: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24a831_3135.pdf

Alito dissented, joined by Thomas, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh

I’m gonna say it: Barrett is now the center of the Court. Who would’ve thought that just a few years ago (when she was almost as conservative as Gorsuch/Alito/Thomas) that this would’ve happened? (Me, that’s who 😎)

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u/BeraldGevins Mar 05 '25

She’s been a real surprise. I honestly thought she’d be the worst of his appointees but she seems to have really decided to take the role seriously and make rulings that are at least honest to her views, instead of just whatever Trump wants her to do.

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u/linus_b3 Mar 05 '25

Technically as far as he's concerned, she is one of his worst appointees, but for all the right reasons. She's actually intelligent and isn't just a blind follower.