Miscellaneous
The Supreme Court took a break from oral arguments this week and cleared a number of cases from its docket, including an emoluments dispute brought against former President Trump. The court also declined to take up a number of new challenges, including an appeal from disgraced former New York Assemblyman Sheldon Silver and a revisiting of the landmark Janus case. We talk you through the high court’s week of housekeeping on this episode of the Term, plus discuss Chief Justice John Roberts’ decision to stay on the sidelines during the upcoming impeachment trial.