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minus-squareblusterydayve26linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 days agoUnless you change the laws to say you can! Which was the point of the above comment.
minus-squareKevonLooney@lemm.eecakelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agoThe Constitution can’t be changed that easily. There’s no reason for the State of New York to give up the case, even if it were possible to do. And there’s no way to compel it, considering the issue is NY State law.
minus-squareblusterydayve26linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 days agoThey’re already trying it on appeal, though. Sure, they’re applying federal precedent to a state case, but why would Trump’s team let stop them? https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw4yp9g7ynwo
Unless you change the laws to say you can! Which was the point of the above comment.
The Constitution can’t be changed that easily. There’s no reason for the State of New York to give up the case, even if it were possible to do. And there’s no way to compel it, considering the issue is NY State law.
They’re already trying it on appeal, though. Sure, they’re applying federal precedent to a state case, but why would Trump’s team let stop them?
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw4yp9g7ynwo