Let’s preface this discussion by reminding ourselves that predicting a Supreme Court decision based on oral arguments is usually a fool’s errand. Justices often engage in Socratic-method questioning of the lead attorneys, challenging them to allow a better exposition of their arguments, and to cover gaps that may have appeared in the motions.
After spending my morning listening to the full two hours of argument, however, I do have one question. Will the decision to throw out Colorado’s disqualification of Donald Trump be unanimous, 8-1, or 7-2?
Because the Socratic Method only goes so far in describing what took place this morning. Even before the hearing ended, the Associated Press issued a Breaking News alert that made clear that all of the justices sounded “broadly skeptical” of Colorado’s arguments:
BREAKING: The Supreme Court sounds broadly skeptical of efforts to kick former…
