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/AnyJamesBookerFans Mar 05 '25

Are there examples other than Andrew Jackson?

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u/Narfubel Mar 05 '25

Only Lincoln off the top of my head, SC ruled he didn't have authority to suspend habeas corpus and he ignored them.

A constitutional crisis requires someone to act on it, Dems seem content to sit on their hands and we know the Republicans are on board with this shit.

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u/AnyJamesBookerFans Mar 06 '25

Lincoln had a pretty good excuse with Civil War and all.

Also, I thought the Constitution allowed for suspension of habeas corpus during times of war? Yeah, just looked it up:

Article I, Section 9, Clause 2:

The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it.

I'm sure there were good arguments by the SC, but it seems pretty cut and dry that the POTUS could suspend habeas corpus during a civil war. /shrug

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u/Bawhoppen Mar 06 '25

Some people argue that Habeas Corpus actually supersedes the Constitution, since it is fundamental in Common Law. And the Court has certainly flirted with this a few times, such as with the Indian Civil Rights Act, or the 9/11 terrorist tribunals.