No, because it went through appeals, lower courts, and then was heard by the SC before it was ruled upon.
What people are saying here is that they think Trump's court case, during which he was already found guilty, is going to automatically get thrown out because of the SC ruling.
That's just not how it works. He can appeal his case, but that's not the same as retroactively applying the SC decision on cases that have already been heard.
Imagine the hundreds of thousands of cases that would be thrown out if that's how the courts dealt with each SC ruling.
wasn't the supreme court ruling on a trial that was already completed?
Yes, that's generally how the Supreme Court works.
so retroactively is in play then, right?
No, because it went through appeals, lower courts, and then was heard by the SC before it was ruled upon.
What people are saying here is that they think Trump's court case, during which he was already found guilty, is going to automatically get thrown out because of the SC ruling.
That's just not how it works. He can appeal his case, but that's not the same as retroactively applying the SC decision on cases that have already been heard.
Imagine the hundreds of thousands of cases that would be thrown out if that's how the courts dealt with each SC ruling.