At 10 a.m., the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Hungary v. Simon, which asks whether Hungarian Holocaust survivors can sue Hungary in U.S. courts for stealing their property. @SEHarringtonDC is arguing for the survivors. Listen here: c-span.org/video/?477434-…
Chief Justice Roberts grilling the Justice Department’s Benjamin Snyder is unexpectedly savage
Shorter Roberts: “Mr. Snyder, why is the federal government cowering behind dubious jurisdictional arguments to avoid explaining how this lawsuit will actually cause any friction with Hungary?”
Arguments just wrapped and I really can’t predict how this case will come out, but @SEHarringtonDC was characteristically terrific and deftly avoided several traps that would’ve ensnared a lesser advocate. Listen to the whole thing here: c-span.org/video/?477434-…
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