SCOTUS Junking Trump s Election Lawsuit Shows Judicial Independence is a Necessity
The landmark judgments of the US Supreme Court and its Indian counterpart have helped uphold constitutionalism and rights. Preserving the judiciary s independence cannot therefore be a choice or a luxury.
The Supreme Courts of the US and India. Photo: Reuters/The Wire
World16/Dec/2020
The title was tweeted by the outgoing US President Donald Trump soon after the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) refused to entertain a plea brought by the state of Texas challenging the win of president-elect Joe Biden in the states where Trump expected to win, but lost. The reaction of Donald Trump to the election loss is for all to see, and not uncharacteristic of Donald Trump â even though uncharacteristic of leaders of a democracy. Back home, when Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was voted out of power in 1977, after about 20 months of the Emergency, she gracefully stepped aside as expected by the c