Can the Courts Deliver Justice?
The U.S. Supreme Court further guts Voting Rights Act while the Manhattan D.A. charges Trump organization with tax evasion.
In a 6-3 decision the U.S. Supreme Court further gutted the landmark 1963 Voting Rights Act by upholding Arizona’s voting restrictions that clearly target people of color. Also on the same day, Trump Organization and CFO Allen Weisselberg are charged with tax fraud in what appears to be an attempt by the Manhattan D.A. to pressure Trump associates to testify against Trump. All of this with the shocking action of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court vacating the conviction of Bill Cosby compels the obvious question: can we count on the courts to deliver justice for the American people?
By Ben Protess, William K. Rashbaum and Jonah E. Bromwich
The charges against the Trump Organization and Mr. Weisselberg — whom Mr. Trump once praised for doing “whatever was necessary to protect the bottom line” — ushered in a new phase of the district attorney’s inquiry into the business practices of Mr. Trump and his company. And while the indictment was narrowly focused on the tax scheme, the charges could lay the groundwork for the next steps in the wider investigation, which will focus on Mr. Trump.
Allen Weisselberg, center, Thursday afternoon at the Lower Manhattan building that houses the criminal courts and the district attorney’s office.Credit...Jefferson Siegel for The New York Times