How Kamala Harris Can Upend the Supreme Court’s Horrible Immunity Ruling in One Move
54 years, 11 months ago

How Kamala Harris Can Upend the Supreme Court’s Horrible Immunity Ruling in One Move

Slate  

The Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision is a mistake. If Congress can’t regulate a presidential power, Congress can’t make acts around that power “criminal.” This is the core of presidential immunity: the substantive limits on Congress’ power to regulate the president. No doubt, the court affirmed, there is no immunity for unofficial acts, or acts beyond the “outer perimeter of official responsibility.” But when unofficial acts are pursued through official means, and they involve core constitutional powers, then the president may not be held responsible for the exercise of that core presidential authority, and evidence from those official acts may not be demanded when prosecuting the crime. Instead, a president or candidate for president could openly pledge to waive any immunity from prosecution for any acts done to advance an unofficial objective, even if those acts included the exercise of core presidential authority. “Thank you very much,” a candidate could say, “but I waive any immunity from prosecution for any criminal acts done to promote unofficial ends, including any immunity for official acts done to promote that private crime.” So long as Congress has the power to regulate those acts, that waiver would mean that the president is not above the law.

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As Trump grasps unprecedented power, the Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity looms large
1 month, 2 weeks ago

As Trump grasps unprecedented power, the Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity looms large

CNN  

CNN — The roiling debate over the strength of democratic restraints to keep Donald Trump in check when he returns to the White House in January has put a renewed focus on a divisive Supreme Court ruling that some fear could enable his worst impulses. Taken together, the political and legal alignment will usher Trump into a second term with …

Legal scholars warn SCOTUS could "manipulate" immunity definition to torpedo new Trump indictment
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Legal scholars warn SCOTUS could "manipulate" immunity definition to torpedo new Trump indictment

Salon  

The Supreme Court's lack of clarity in its presidential immunity ruling's definition of "official" conduct leaves room for former President Donald Trump to fight the refiled indictment alleging he conspired to thwart the results of the 2020 presidential election. Smith's new indictment again includes four felony charges against Trump but excluded evidence concerning Trump's official conduct in office, including the …

How Congress Can Limit the Damage of the Supreme Court’s Awful Trump v. U.S. Ruling
54 years, 11 months ago

How Congress Can Limit the Damage of the Supreme Court’s Awful Trump v. U.S. Ruling

Slate  

Defenders of democracy are rightly lamenting the Supreme Court’s decision that presidents are immune from criminal prosecution when performing “official acts.” But Congress has an opportunity to limit the damage that Trump v. U.S. may cause. But the court drew a key distinction between official acts that fall within a president’s “exclusive sphere of constitutional authority,” for which the president …

I wrote books on Trump's crimes — but did not see the Supreme Court immunity ruling coming
5 months, 1 week ago

I wrote books on Trump's crimes — but did not see the Supreme Court immunity ruling coming

Raw Story  

While writing Criminology on Trump and Indicting the 45th President: Boss Trump, the GOP, and What We Can Do About the Threat to American Democracy, I had never imagined that even this extreme Supreme Court supermajority would rule in favor of Donald Trump’s quest for presidential immunity. More importantly, the justices’ legal chicanery has retroactively allowed a former president and …

Senate leader mulls bill to strip Trump of powers granted by Supreme Court
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Senate leader mulls bill to strip Trump of powers granted by Supreme Court

Raw Story  

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Monday insisted the Democratic Party “will not let the Supreme Court’s decision” regarding Donald Trump’s immunity from prosecution “stand unaddressed.” NBC News reported the New York senator is eyeing a legislative response to the Court’s controversial opinion. Read also: WSJ editorial argues Supreme Court immunity ruling 'will serve as a restraint' on Trump The …

Trump trial news: How the Supreme Court immunity ruling affects the trials.
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump trial news: How the Supreme Court immunity ruling affects the trials.

Slate  

This is a special edition of Keeping Up With the Trump Trials. Trump’s attorneys haven’t disputed that fact and instead are arguing that the evidence prosecutors used in this case—Trump’s social media posts and phone records—should be considered “official-acts evidence.” Pollock feels that this argument doesn’t hold water, since “talking while president doesn’t alone transform something into an official act.” …

'Not subject to immunity': Dem bill would revive Trump prosecution for election crimes
5 months, 2 weeks ago

'Not subject to immunity': Dem bill would revive Trump prosecution for election crimes

Raw Story  

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer revealed his plan to introduce legislation that would classify election subversion by the president as an unofficial act. Schumer spoke on the Senate floor Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision giving Donald Trump immunity for official acts he took as president. "They incorrectly declared that former President Donald Trump enjoys broad immunity from …

WSJ editorial argues Supreme Court immunity ruling 'will serve as a restraint' on Trump ​
5 months, 2 weeks ago

WSJ editorial argues Supreme Court immunity ruling 'will serve as a restraint' on Trump ​

Raw Story  

As pundits, legal experts, former prosecutors, and lawmakers openly fear the downfall of democracy following the Supreme Court's ruling on presidential immunity, The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board on Friday boldly claimed the ruling doesn't help former President Donald Trump, it restrains him. Read also: Trump's immunity win will 'backfire' on him in November: CNN analyst Former Prosecutor Glenn Kirschner …

Citing Supreme Court immunity ruling, Trump’s lawyers seek to freeze the classified documents case
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Citing Supreme Court immunity ruling, Trump’s lawyers seek to freeze the classified documents case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump asked a federal judge Friday to freeze the classified documents case against him in light of a Supreme Court ruling this week that said former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution. Trump’s lawyers told U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon that the prosecution should be put on pause until she resolves pending defense motions that assert that …

How the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling opened the door for a shocking question: Can presidents kill their rivals?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

How the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling opened the door for a shocking question: Can presidents kill their rivals?

The Independent  

Can a president order a rival’s assassination and get away with it? In a dissent joined by Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson, Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned that the court had created “a law-free zone around the president, upsetting the status quo that has existed since the founding.” Supreme Court grants Trump immunity for 'official' acts in landmark ruling …

Opinion: Supreme Court's immunity decision makes a mockery of July 4
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: Supreme Court's immunity decision makes a mockery of July 4

LA Times  

A protester outside the Supreme Court after the immunity decision came down on Monday. Trump got just about everything he asked for despite the majority’s specious attempts to make it seem otherwise: absolute or presumed immunity for official acts, which the court defined in a way that could encompass much of what the Jan. 6 criminal indictment alleges the former …

House Democrat is proposing a constitutional amendment to reverse Supreme Court’s immunity decision
5 months, 3 weeks ago

House Democrat is proposing a constitutional amendment to reverse Supreme Court’s immunity decision

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A leading House Democrat is preparing a constitutional amendment in response to the Supreme Court’s landmark immunity ruling, seeking to reverse the decision “and ensure that no president is above the law.” Rep. Joseph Morelle of New York, the top Democrat on the House Administration Committee, sent a letter to colleagues informing them of his intent to file …

Supreme Court opinion conferring broad immunity could embolden Trump as he seeks to return to power
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court opinion conferring broad immunity could embolden Trump as he seeks to return to power

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In her dissent from a Supreme Court opinion that afforded former President Donald Trump broad immunity, Justice Sonia Sotomayor pondered the potential doomsday consequences: A president could pocket a bribe for a pardon, stage a military coup to retain power, order the killing of a rival by the Navy’s SEAL Team Six — and be protected from prosecution …

The Assassination Hypothetical Isn’t Even the Scariest Part of the Supreme Court Immunity Ruling
5 months, 3 weeks ago

The Assassination Hypothetical Isn’t Even the Scariest Part of the Supreme Court Immunity Ruling

Slate  

The Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity is a catastrophe for American constitutional order. Roberts then divides presidential conduct into three, wholly new classes: exercises of “core constitutional powers,” “official act,” and “unofficial acts.” Exercises of “core” presidential powers garner “absolute immunity” from prosecution. Analysis of the first portion of the court’s immunity structure—exercises of “core” presidential powers now made …

The Supreme Court Assumes Joe Biden Won’t Abuse Its Horrific Immunity Ruling
5 months, 3 weeks ago

The Supreme Court Assumes Joe Biden Won’t Abuse Its Horrific Immunity Ruling

Slate  

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court this June. Prior to the oral argument in Trump v. United States, we wrote in Slate that only the most cynical could believe that the Supreme Court of the United States would hold that a president can use his official powers to violate generally applicable …

Can Trump’s hush money conviction be overturned after Supreme Court immunity ruling?
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Can Trump’s hush money conviction be overturned after Supreme Court immunity ruling?

The Independent  

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Joe Biden slams U.S. Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity that benefits Donald Trump
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Joe Biden slams U.S. Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity that benefits Donald Trump

The Hindu  

U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday criticised the Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity that was seen as a win for his rival, former President Donald Trump, in forceful remarks from the White House. The U.S. Supreme Court found on Monday that Mr. Trump cannot be prosecuted for any actions that were within his constitutional powers as president, but can …

‘Dangerous precedent’: Biden denounces court ruling on Trump immunity
5 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Dangerous precedent’: Biden denounces court ruling on Trump immunity

Al Jazeera  

US president warns Supreme Court’s decision meant there were virtually no limits on what a president could do in office. President Joe Biden has denounced the United States Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity as a “dangerous precedent” that undermined the rule of law and called on the American people to “dissent” by rejecting Republican candidate Donald Trump in November’s …

What does Trump’s Supreme Court immunity decision mean?
5 months, 3 weeks ago

What does Trump’s Supreme Court immunity decision mean?

Al Jazeera  

On Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that Donald Trump is immune from prosecution for acts he committed within his constitutional powers as president. Described by Trump as a “BIG WIN” on Truth Social, a social media platform owned by the Republican leader, but as a “dangerous precedent” by President Joe Biden, here is more about the …

“This is a death squad ruling": Maddow says SCOTUS immunity ruling goes further than Trump asked for
5 months, 3 weeks ago

“This is a death squad ruling": Maddow says SCOTUS immunity ruling goes further than Trump asked for

Salon  

MSNBC's Rachel Maddow on Monday underscored the gravity of a recent Supreme Court decision that is expected to allow Donald Trump to receive broad immunity from criminal charges for "official acts" taken while in office. Maddow also noted the hypothetical questions posed by Trump's attorney ahead of the ruling, who floated the idea that presidential immunity should cover situations as …

Supreme Court’s ‘dangerous’ decision shields Trump from criminal prosecution. Where do his cases stand now?
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court’s ‘dangerous’ decision shields Trump from criminal prosecution. Where do his cases stand now?

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On Monday, the court’s conservative majority ruled in a 6-3 decision that Trump is …

Supreme Court grants Trump immunity for ‘official’ acts in landmark ruling that will delay trial
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court grants Trump immunity for ‘official’ acts in landmark ruling that will delay trial

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The court’s conservative majority granted him “presumptive immunity” for actions that the former president …

Trump Immunity Ruling Will Be John Roberts’ Legacy to American Democracy
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump Immunity Ruling Will Be John Roberts’ Legacy to American Democracy

Slate  

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court this June. In its awful immunity ruling on Monday benefiting Donald Trump, the court seems so worried about future threats to democracy that could come from the possibility of bogus future criminal prosecutions of former presidents that it is willing to let a legitimate election …

'Take some drastic action': Liberals urge Biden to use new presidential powers
5 months, 3 weeks ago

'Take some drastic action': Liberals urge Biden to use new presidential powers

Raw Story  

The U.S. Supreme Court ruling that former President Donald Trump has limited immunity in his election interference case has liberals urging President Joe Biden to take advantage of additional powers under now-protected "official acts." "Now that Biden has unlimited immunity," gun safety activist Fred Guttenberg wrote on X, "he should declare the gun industry as terrorist organizations and as a …

Trump's immunity win will 'backfire' on him in November: CNN analyst
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump's immunity win will 'backfire' on him in November: CNN analyst

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump's legal situation got a big boost with today's Supreme Court ruling that lower courts will have to exclude from prosecution any official acts that may have been part of his scheme to overturn the 2020 presidential election — but his political situation may have taken a hit, argued CNN commentator and former presidential adviser Van Jones. …

'Sophomoric and foolish': Harvard Law professor rips into chief justice's immunity logic
5 months, 3 weeks ago

'Sophomoric and foolish': Harvard Law professor rips into chief justice's immunity logic

Raw Story  

Harvard University's Constitutional law professor Laurence Tribe unleashed a ferocious attack on the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court after the ruling in Donald Trump's immunity case Monday. Chief Justice John Roberts and five other justices ruled that a president has immunity for core official actions carried out while in office, though what constituted official was for a lower …

Don’t Believe John Roberts. The Supreme Court Just Made the President a King.
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Don’t Believe John Roberts. The Supreme Court Just Made the President a King.

Slate  

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court this June. As Justice Sonia Sotomayor put it in her terrified and terrifying dissent, “the President is now a king above the law.” Trump v. United States, Monday’s decision, has no basis in the Constitution as written. Fear of criminal prosecution, Roberts warned, could interfere …

US Supreme Court upholds limited immunity for Trump, potentially delaying Jan 6 Capitol attack trial
5 months, 3 weeks ago

US Supreme Court upholds limited immunity for Trump, potentially delaying Jan 6 Capitol attack trial

Op India  

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled that former President Donald Trump can assert limited immunity from criminal prosecution for actions taken during the final days of his presidency. An AP-NORC poll released last week highlighted a significant lack of public confidence in the institution, with only 16 per cent expressing a great deal of trust in the Supreme Court. …

Read the Supreme Court’s ruling on Trump’s presidential immunity in full
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Read the Supreme Court’s ruling on Trump’s presidential immunity in full

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Supreme Court has ruled that Donald Trump, and any …

Sonia Sotomayor: Supreme Court just gave presidents power to assassinate political rivals
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Sonia Sotomayor: Supreme Court just gave presidents power to assassinate political rivals

Raw Story  

The Supreme Court justices who dissented to Monday's ruling on former President Donald Trump's presidential immunity claim called it a mockery of the Constitution that reshapes the institution of the presidency. Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented to Chief Justice John Roberts ruling that Trump was entitled to absolute immunity for actions carried out in his …

Supreme Court: Trump Has 'Absolute Immunity' For Core Constitutional Powers
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court: Trump Has 'Absolute Immunity' For Core Constitutional Powers

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has found that Donald Trump enjoys complete immunity for his coup-attempt-related presidential actions that were “official” in nature but not for those that were “unofficial,” in a ruling that effectively makes a trial on his Jan. 6, 2021, charges impossible before the November election. The lower court is ordered to review, …

Supreme Court rules Trump gets limited immunity from prosecution
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court rules Trump gets limited immunity from prosecution

Raw Story  

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Donald Trump's motion to dismiss federal cases against him due to his absolute immunity as president. The court ruled 6-3, rejecting his claim of absolute immunity from all prosecution but stating that former presidents have absolute immunity for core constitutional powers, but not everything a president does is an official act. Read Also: 8 …

Editorial: Trump immunity ruling has troubling implications for the election and democracy
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Editorial: Trump immunity ruling has troubling implications for the election and democracy

LA Times  

A demonstrator makes his views known outside the Supreme Court in April 2024 as the justices prepare to hear arguments over whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution in a case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. In ruling that Donald Trump and other former presidents enjoy immunity from prosecution for “official acts,” …

How Supreme Court’s immunity ruling ‘transforms’ US presidency
5 months, 3 weeks ago

How Supreme Court’s immunity ruling ‘transforms’ US presidency

Al Jazeera  

Experts say shielding official presidential action from prosecution undermines rule of law and enables abuse of power. Washington, DC – The Supreme Court’s ruling on the scope of presidential immunity will “transform” the United States government, experts say, warning that the decision may undermine the rule of law in the country. But by deeming Trump’s conversations with agency officials to …

Opinion: We should all dissent from the Supreme Court’s immunity decision, and not respectfully
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: We should all dissent from the Supreme Court’s immunity decision, and not respectfully

LA Times  

In a historic ruling, the Supreme Court said for the first time former presidents can be shielded from prosecution for at least some of what they do in the Oval Office. As Justice Sonia Sotomayor powerfully said in her dissent in Trump vs. United States, the Supreme Court on Monday made “a mockery of the principle, foundational to our Constitution …

Supreme Court says Trump has absolute immunity for core acts only
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court says Trump has absolute immunity for core acts only

NPR  

Supreme Court says Trump has absolute immunity for core acts only toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images In a historic, consequential, and controversial decision on Monday, the Supreme Court granted substantial immunity from prosecution to former president Donald Trump on election subversion charges. In a brief statement to reporters on Monday, President Biden said that today’s Supreme Court decision undermines the …

Trump has immunity for official acts, US Supreme Court rules
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump has immunity for official acts, US Supreme Court rules

Al Jazeera  

Court rules former presidents are shielded from prosecution for actions taken within their constitutional authority, as opposed to a private capacity. The United States Supreme Court has for the first time recognised that former presidents have immunity from prosecution for certain actions taken in office, as it threw out a judicial decision rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to shield himself from …

US Supreme Court rules Trump has some immunity from criminal charges
5 months, 3 weeks ago

US Supreme Court rules Trump has some immunity from criminal charges

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-07-01 23:01 Former US President Donald Trump leaves the courthouse after a jury found him guilty on all 34 counts in his criminal trial in New York State Supreme Court in New York, New York, the US on 30 May. WASHINGTON - US Supreme Court on Monday ruled that former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, …

Supreme Court gives Trump broad immunity from prosecution — for the past and perhaps future
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court gives Trump broad immunity from prosecution — for the past and perhaps future

LA Times  

Supreme Court justices voted 6-3 to uphold former President Trump’s claim that he was immune from all criminal charges related to his official actions while he was in the White House. He said even Trump’s lawyers appeared to agree that a scheme to “submit fraudulent slates of presidential electors” was private and not part of the president’s official duties. “Today’s …

'Big decision': Trump again begs for immunity hours before Supreme Court's answer rolls in
5 months, 3 weeks ago

'Big decision': Trump again begs for immunity hours before Supreme Court's answer rolls in

Raw Story  

Donald Trump on Sunday gave a plea for the U.S. Supreme Court to gift him immunity for his alleged crimes. The country's top court is expected on Monday to deliver the long-awaited answer to Trump's question about whether he can in fact be held accountable for any crimes whatsoever that occurred during his sole term as president. It's possible that …

Supreme Court's 'blatant procrastination' has already given Trump what he needs: columnist
6 months ago

Supreme Court's 'blatant procrastination' has already given Trump what he needs: columnist

Raw Story  

The U.S. Supreme Court still hasn't issued a ruling in the Donald Trump immunity case, which has essentially handed a legal win to the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, according to a Washington Post columnist. "Thanks to U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon’s near-comedic stalling of Trump’s Espionage Act case and the Supreme Court’s equally blatant procrastination, Trump may get his …

'Something's rotten': Ex-Supreme Court clerk goes public with criticism of justices
6 months ago

'Something's rotten': Ex-Supreme Court clerk goes public with criticism of justices

Raw Story  

A former U.S. Supreme Court clerk cast suspicion on the lengthy delay by justices in rendering a decision in Donald Trump's immunity case. The justices agreed Feb. 28 to hear his appeal and scheduled oral arguments for late April, which is a fairly short interval for most cases but considerably longer than it took for the court to hear and …

Supreme Court immunity arguments: The court just showed how and why it will let Donald Trump get away with it.
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Supreme Court immunity arguments: The court just showed how and why it will let Donald Trump get away with it.

Slate  

For three long years, Supreme Court watchers mollified themselves with vague promises that when the rubber hit the road, even the ultraconservative Federalist Society justices of the Roberts court would put democracy before party whenever they were finally confronted with the legal effort to hold Donald Trump accountable for Jan. 6. These justices fear that it is Trump’s prosecution for …

US Supreme Court justices in Trump case lean toward some level of immunity
7 months, 4 weeks ago

US Supreme Court justices in Trump case lean toward some level of immunity

Hindustan Times  

By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung US Supreme Court justices in Trump case lean toward some level of immunity WASHINGTON -The Supreme Court's conservative justices signaled support on Thursday for U.S. presidents having some level of protection from criminal charges for certain acts taken in office as it tackled Donald Trump's claim of immunity from prosecution for trying to undo …

Supreme Court hears Donald Trump’s claim of ‘absolute immunity’ — How does trial delay help former POTUS?
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Supreme Court hears Donald Trump’s claim of ‘absolute immunity’ — How does trial delay help former POTUS?

Live Mint  

The US Supreme Court hears arguments on Thursday on Donald Trump’s claim that he enjoys sweeping immunity from criminal prosecution for actions he took as president, a claim that has delayed by months a case accusing him of trying to overturn his 2020 defeat. Here is a look at why Trump’s claims have delayed a trial and what is likely …

Experts alarmed by Thomas’ part in Trump immunity case despite 'insurrectionist' wife
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Experts alarmed by Thomas’ part in Trump immunity case despite 'insurrectionist' wife

Raw Story  

As oral arguments began in Donald Trump's presidential immunity case Thursday,the presumptive 2024 GOP presidential nominee is claiming that because he was still president in late 2020 and early 2021, he can’t be prosecuted in special counsel Jack Smith's election interference indictment. Judge Tanya Chutkan, assigned to Smith's case, has slammed Trump's presidential immunity argument as absurd — ruling that …

Supreme Court weighs Trump’s ‘presidential immunity’ claim. Here’s what that means
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Supreme Court weighs Trump’s ‘presidential immunity’ claim. Here’s what that means

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In what is setting up to be a …

Supreme Court appears skeptical of blanket immunity for a former president
8 months ago

Supreme Court appears skeptical of blanket immunity for a former president

NPR  

Supreme Court appears skeptical of blanket immunity for a former president Enlarge this image toggle caption Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg via Getty Images A majority of the Supreme Court appeared skeptical of granting a president blanket immunity from prosecution for criminal acts. Sponsor Message The question of presidential immunity from criminal prosecution after leaving office has never been decided …

Supreme Court majority leans in favor of limited immunity for Trump as an ex-president
8 months ago

Supreme Court majority leans in favor of limited immunity for Trump as an ex-president

LA Times  

The Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday over whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution in a case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The Supreme Court’s conservative justices said Thursday they agree a former president should be shielded from prosecution for his truly official acts while in office, but not for private schemes …

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