A conservative-liberal divide arose on the scope of the ruling. The majority decision, published "per curiam" but probably penned by Chief Justice [[John Roberts]], went further than what was necessary to decide the case. The three [[liberal]] justices squawked about that in a joint opinion, probably written by Justice [[Elena Kagan]], and wanted to leave open the possibility of the federal government disqualifying [[Trump]] from office even if the states cannot exclude him from the ballot. | A conservative-liberal divide arose on the scope of the ruling. The majority decision, published "per curiam" but probably penned by Chief Justice [[John Roberts]], went further than what was necessary to decide the case. The three [[liberal]] justices squawked about that in a joint opinion, probably written by Justice [[Elena Kagan]], and wanted to leave open the possibility of the federal government disqualifying [[Trump]] from office even if the states cannot exclude him from the ballot. |