SCOTUS likely to let appeals court have last word on 'problematic' Trump pleading: expert
11 months, 3 weeks ago

SCOTUS likely to let appeals court have last word on 'problematic' Trump pleading: expert

Raw Story  

Appearing on MSNBC, former U.S. Attorney Carol Lam stated she didn't see the Supreme Court interested in stepping into the fight between Donald Trump and his lawyers with special counsel Jack Smith over whether the former president has wide-ranging immunity from being charged with crimes. Reacting to a filing made by Smith on Saturday outlining the types of crimes a blanket immunity ruling could cover, Lam told MSNBC host Paola Ramos that she thinks the nation's highest court will let the D.C. Court of Appeals have the final word. "What I think the Supreme Court may be thinking is, we are going to let the appellate court consider the issue first, and they've set a very expedited briefing and argument schedule for this," she began. Circuit says, they may just decide not to take the case up in the Supreme Court, and just let the District of Columbia Appeals Court opinion stand."

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It Looks Like the Supreme Court Is Going to Have to Decide Trump v. U.S. All Over Again
3 months, 3 weeks ago

It Looks Like the Supreme Court Is Going to Have to Decide Trump v. U.S. All Over Again

Slate  

Two months after the Supreme Court handed Donald J. Trump, and all future presidents, sweeping immunity from prosecution for so-called official acts, we’re starting to see how Trump v. United States is reshaping all four prosecutions against Trump. While we wait to hear whether Trump’s sentencing in Manhattan will go ahead on Sept. 18, special counsel Jack Smith is appealing …

Keeping Up With the Trump Trials: A Big Test for Presidential Immunity
54 years, 11 months ago

Keeping Up With the Trump Trials: A Big Test for Presidential Immunity

Slate  

Donald Trump has been convicted of 34 felony counts in the New York hush money case—but there’s a lengthy appeals process ahead. The Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision will be tested for the first time this month: Judge Tanya Chutkan is reopening special counsel Jack Smith’s election interference case, and she’s set a hearing date of Aug. 16. A federal …

Donald Trump’s lawyers urge New York appeals court to overturn ‘egregious’ civil fraud verdict
5 months ago

Donald Trump’s lawyers urge New York appeals court to overturn ‘egregious’ civil fraud verdict

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Fresh off victories in other legal cases, Donald Trump on Monday pressed a New York appeals court to overturn the nearly $500 million New York civil fraud judgment that threatens to drain his personal cash reserves as he campaigns to retake the White House. In paperwork filed with the state’s mid-level appeals court, the former president’s lawyers …

'Judicial malpractice': Judge Cannon accused of boosting 'wacky or unfounded arguments'
5 months ago

'Judicial malpractice': Judge Cannon accused of boosting 'wacky or unfounded arguments'

Raw Story  

As part of a deep dive into what happens next now that U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida Judge Aileen Cannon has tossed the case of the stolen documents filed against Donald Trump, one law professor suggested that what she has done amounts to nothing less than the "judicial malpractice." With the Post reporting, "legal experts, however, …

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.” …

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 asking to freeze classified documents case
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Citing Supreme Court immunity ruling, Trump asking to freeze classified documents case

LA Times  

Former President Trump wants a federal judge to freeze the classified documents case against him. Donald Trump is asking a federal judge to freeze the classified documents case against him in light of a Supreme Court ruling 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 …

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 …

Joe Biden says Supreme Court's immunity ruling on Donald Trump is a ‘dangerous precedent’
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Joe Biden says Supreme Court's immunity ruling on Donald Trump is a ‘dangerous precedent’

Hindustan Times  

Joe Biden has called a recent Supreme Court ruling granting former US President Donald Trump partial immunity from criminal prosecution a “dangerous precedent” that “undermines the rule of law.” Donald Trump lauds SC ruling on immunity as a "big win", Joe Biden warns of "dangerous precedent" The 46th US president voiced his concern over the decision, saying that it erodes …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

'Loss of trust': Growing chorus of judges speak against 'out of step' Supreme Court
5 months, 4 weeks ago

'Loss of trust': Growing chorus of judges speak against 'out of step' Supreme Court

Raw Story  

Federal judges appointed by both Democratic and Republican presidents are becoming increasingly more vocal in their opposition to the Supreme Court of the United States. David S. Tatel, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton who served on the DC Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for three decades, wrote in his memoir that he finally retired in January of 2024 …

Jack Smith poised for 'victory' if Supreme Court hands immunity case back to Judge Chutkan
6 months ago

Jack Smith poised for 'victory' if Supreme Court hands immunity case back to Judge Chutkan

Raw Story  

In a segment on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on Thursday morning about the Supreme Court's highly anticipated ruling on Donald Trump's bid for absolute criminal immunity, one prosecutor predicted the nation's highest court will punt it back to U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Judge Tanya Chutkan. "Some would say the Supreme Court is putting its thumb on the …

'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 …

'Side with the liberals': Experts predict surprise opponent to Trump's SCOTUS case
7 months, 4 weeks ago

'Side with the liberals': Experts predict surprise opponent to Trump's SCOTUS case

Raw Story  

Donald Trump could be facing a rebuke from one of the Supreme Court’s most conservative justices — and one that he appointed to the bench. And they say the right-wing jurist’s questions suggest she thinks Trump should be standing trial in special counsel Jack Smith’s election interference case against him. "I don't think you'd get a majority completely siding with …

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 …

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 …

Experts urge SCOTUS to ask if immunity would allow Biden to order Trump's assassination
8 months ago

Experts urge SCOTUS to ask if immunity would allow Biden to order Trump's assassination

Raw Story  

The Supreme Court of the United States will hear arguments Thursday in Donald Trump's claim that, as president, his actions had absolute immunity from criminal prosecution. Writing for Just Security, legal analysts Ryan Goodman and Andrew Weissmann crafted a list of questions that they suggested the High Court ask the two sides as part of Thursday's debate. Among the things …

What to listen for during Supreme Court arguments on Donald Trump and presidential immunity
8 months ago

What to listen for during Supreme Court arguments on Donald Trump and presidential immunity

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court hears 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. Trump’s team has repeatedly drawn attention to a 1982 case, Nixon v. Fitzgerald, in which the Supreme Court held that a former president cannot be sued in civil …

U.S. Supreme Court to hear high-stakes Trump immunity claim
8 months ago

U.S. Supreme Court to hear high-stakes Trump immunity claim

Raw Story  

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Thursday on whether Donald Trump, as a former president, should be immune from criminal prosecution for acts he committed while in office. But Trump's lawyers filed a blizzard of motions seeking to postpone the case against the Republican presidential candidate, including the claim that a former president enjoys "absolute immunity" from prosecution. In …

Supreme Court will decide whether Trump is immune from federal prosecution. Here’s what’s next
8 months ago

Supreme Court will decide whether Trump is immune from federal prosecution. Here’s what’s next

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is hearing arguments this week with profound legal and political consequences: whether former President Donald Trump is immune from prosecution in a federal case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Trump’s lawyers last October asked U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, the trial judge overseeing the case, to dismiss the …

Supreme Court may seek 'middle position' in case that could toss some Trump charges: WaPo
8 months ago

Supreme Court may seek 'middle position' in case that could toss some Trump charges: WaPo

Raw Story  

The Supreme Court needs to decide if the January 6 defendants can be charged with obstruction — and they may ultimately pursue a "middle position" solution, The Washington Post editorial board wrote on Friday. In the case in question, Fischer v. United States, the board noted, "The defendant, a former police officer named Joseph Fischer who participated in the riot …

U.S. Supreme Court to hear challenge to law used against Trump, Capitol rioters
8 months, 1 week ago

U.S. Supreme Court to hear challenge to law used against Trump, Capitol rioters

Raw Story  

The U.S. Supreme Court is to hear a challenge Tuesday to the use of a law behind one of the charges lodged against former president Donald Trump and hundreds of his supporters who took part in the January 2021 attack on the Capitol. Special Counsel Jack Smith has slapped the 77-year-old Trump with four federal felony charges in Washington related …

'Favor Mr. Trump': Latest filing gives SCOTUS stern warning on presidential immunity case
8 months, 1 week ago

'Favor Mr. Trump': Latest filing gives SCOTUS stern warning on presidential immunity case

Raw Story  

The Supreme Court received a stern warning this week not to delay former President Donald Trump’s presidential immunity case any longer, court records show. Common Cause, a nonpartisan watchdog group, issued the warning Thursday in an amicus brief filed to the upcoming Supreme Court hearing that has brought special counsel Jack Smith’s election interference case to a standstill. “Yet to …

Prosecutors urge Supreme Court to reject Trump’s immunity claims in election subversion case
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Prosecutors urge Supreme Court to reject Trump’s immunity claims in election subversion case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith’s team urged the Supreme Court on Monday night to reject former President Donald Trump’s claim that he is immune from prosecution in a case charging him with scheming to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. “A President’s alleged criminal scheme to use his official powers to overturn the presidential election and thwart …

'The most critical piece': Jack Smith tells SCOTUS to reject Trump's immunity plea
8 months, 2 weeks ago

'The most critical piece': Jack Smith tells SCOTUS to reject Trump's immunity plea

Raw Story  

Special Counsel Jack Smith filed Monday his argument to the Supreme Court against Donald Trump's presidential immunity plea, court records show. Smith delivered a 66-page condemnation of the former president's claim that his actions between the 2020 presidential election and U.S. Capitol riots on Jan. 6, 2021, are beyond the reach of prosecution in the special counsel's federal election interference …

Donald Trump asks Supreme Court to dismiss case charging him with plotting to overturn 2020 election
9 months ago

Donald Trump asks Supreme Court to dismiss case charging him with plotting to overturn 2020 election

Hindustan Times  

Lawyers for Donald Trump have urged the US Supreme Court to dismiss an indictment charging the former president with conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election, renewing their arguments that he is immune from prosecution for official acts taken in the White House. Former US President Donald Trump Lower courts have already twice rejected the immunity claims, but …

Trump asks Supreme Court to dismiss case charging him with plotting to overturn 2020 election
9 months ago

Trump asks Supreme Court to dismiss case charging him with plotting to overturn 2020 election

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Lawyers for Donald Trump urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to dismiss an indictment charging the former president with conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election, renewing their arguments that he is immune from prosecution for official acts taken in the White House. Lower courts have already twice rejected the immunity claims, but Trump’s lawyers …

'Disgusting': SCOTUS slammed for scheduling Trump immunity hearing for last day possible
9 months, 2 weeks ago

'Disgusting': SCOTUS slammed for scheduling Trump immunity hearing for last day possible

Raw Story  

The Supreme Court will hear arguments on former President Donald Trump's presidential immunity claim on April 25, the very last day of hearings for this current term, according to records and reports. Economist reporter Steven Mazie shared the news of the hearing — to debate a matter at the heart of special counsel Jack Smith's federal election interference case against …

Column: For the second time in days, the Supreme Court helped make another Trump presidency possible
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: For the second time in days, the Supreme Court helped make another Trump presidency possible

LA Times  

The Supreme Court held Monday that a single state such as Colorado can’t prohibit Donald Trump from running for president as an insurrectionist under the 14th Amendment. The court’s strong inclination to restore Trump to the ballot was clear from the oral argument in the case last month, and indeed the justices reversed the Colorado Supreme Court unanimously. Circuit Court …

Trump immunity case: SCOTUS’ delay is not based on legal procedure. It’s to help Trump.
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump immunity case: SCOTUS’ delay is not based on legal procedure. It’s to help Trump.

Slate  

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court announced that it would hear the case in which former President Donald Trump claims a virtually king-like right of absolute immunity from criminal prosecution. The trial court judge presiding over the case, Judge Tanya Chutkan, was the first to do so in early December, concluding that presidents do not receive “a lifelong ‘get-out-of-jail-free’ pass.” But …

Trump just received the gift of time, and democracy’s clock is ticking
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump just received the gift of time, and democracy’s clock is ticking

Raw Story  

To appreciate the magnitude more fully of why the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday laid a colossal egg regarding Donald Trump’s presidential immunity claim, we must first understand a bit of recent history. A ‘comparison’ of four recent coup attempts in four constitutional republics – the United States, Peru, Germany and Brazil – reveal, if nothing else, legal evidence of …

Supreme Court put on notice by expert over 'absurd' framing of Trump's immunity demand
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court put on notice by expert over 'absurd' framing of Trump's immunity demand

Raw Story  

The Supreme Court's decision to review former President Donald Trump's claim of presidential immunity is not only outrageous because it jeopardizes any chance of holding the January 6 trial before the election, argued legal analyst Lisa Rubin on MSNBC Thursday. "You just saw Gerald Ford, the idea that there's even a question of whether overthrowing the government is an official …

A respite: On the Trump case
9 months, 3 weeks ago

A respite: On the Trump case

The Hindu  

Former United States President Donald Trump appeared to receive a measure of legal succour from the country’s Supreme Court after it agreed to hear in mid-April the arguments for and against his right, as an erstwhile serving President, to immunity from federal criminal prosecution for allegedly subverting the 2020 presidential election. The court’s move adds considerably more time to the …

Supreme Court will hear Trump’s claim of immunity from Jan. 6 prosecution, delaying his trial
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court will hear Trump’s claim of immunity from Jan. 6 prosecution, delaying his trial

LA Times  

The Supreme Court announced Wednesday it will hear arguments and issue a decision on whether former President Trump is immune from prosecution for the Jan. 6 mob attack on the U.S. Capitol. A president’s alleged criminal scheme to overturn an election and thwart the peaceful transfer of power to his successor should be the last place to recognize a novel …

Column: Without even ruling on Trump’s immunity claim, the Supreme Court handed him a huge victory
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: Without even ruling on Trump’s immunity claim, the Supreme Court handed him a huge victory

LA Times  

Given the Supreme Court’s possible responses to Donald Trump’s appeal of the D.C. Circuit’s denial of his claim of immunity from prosecution, the justices’ decision Wednesday has to be counted as a gift to the former president. On the other hand, the Supreme Court’s decision does not ultimately augur a reversal of the D.C. Circuit’s resounding rejection of Trump’s immunity …

Supreme Court to hear arguments in Trump immunity case in April
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court to hear arguments in Trump immunity case in April

NPR  

Supreme Court to hear arguments in Trump immunity case in April Enlarge this image toggle caption Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg via Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments the week of April 22 in a high-stakes dispute over whether former President Donald Trump enjoys immunity from federal criminal prosecution. "Delay in the resolution of these charges …

Non-Trump Supreme Court ruling could be 'a stake in the heart of the Jack Smith case'
10 months, 1 week ago

Non-Trump Supreme Court ruling could be 'a stake in the heart of the Jack Smith case'

Raw Story  

There is a Supreme Court case in which Donald Trump is not a party, yet, depending on how the high court rules, it could make Special Counsel Jack Smith's job prosecuting the former president very difficult. "The Jack Smith timing depends on first, what the Supreme Court does, is it going to rehear immunity or just uphold the D.C. "But …

"Freezing" Trump's Jan. 6 trial is "alarming," says expert, could lead to "dire consequences"
10 months, 1 week ago

"Freezing" Trump's Jan. 6 trial is "alarming," says expert, could lead to "dire consequences"

Salon  

Earlier this week, the Supreme Court gave special counsel Jack Smith a week to respond to former President Donald Trump’s request to keep his federal criminal trial on election-subversion charges on hold. “Former President Trump has become citizen Trump, with all of the defenses of any other criminal defendant,” the judges wrote, adding that they did not accept Trump’s claim …

Prosecuting Trump: On the ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Prosecuting Trump: On the ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

The Hindu  

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has ruled that former U.S. President Donald Trump does not enjoy immunity from prosecution for crimes that he might have committed during his term in office, in the context of charges against him relating to undermining the constitutional democracy of the country. The ruling by the court’s federal appeals …

Expert predicts Donald Trump's D.C. criminal trial could start as early as May
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Expert predicts Donald Trump's D.C. criminal trial could start as early as May

Raw Story  

Former FBI general counsel and assistant U.S. attorney Andrew Weissmann thinks Donald Trump's case over the 2020 election and Jan. 6 could unfold in late May or early June if the Supreme Court refuses to hear the case. Circuit Court of Appeals, Weissmann explained that there was never any question about whether the court would block Trump's claims of absolute …

The Supreme Court Knows What It Must Do With Trump’s Immunity Ploy
10 months, 2 weeks ago

The Supreme Court Knows What It Must Do With Trump’s Immunity Ploy

Slate  

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit sharply denied former President Donald Trump’s claim to absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection, in a Tuesday decision that tees up what’s likely to be an imminent showdown at the Supreme Court. The justices must now decide whether to halt the new …

Appeals court 'puts pressure on Trump’s team' to act fast: legal experts
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Appeals court 'puts pressure on Trump’s team' to act fast: legal experts

Raw Story  

Donald Trump lost his "presidential immunity" case on Tuesday in which the D.C. Lawfare's Anna Bower referenced an "important" piece of the ruling: "The panel directs the clerk to issue the mandate—i.e., send the case back to Judge Chutkan—on Feb. 13 unless Trump seeks Supreme Court review before then. Former prosecutor Andrew Weissmann said Trump has only a week to …

Opinion: Trump immunity defeat isn’t the setback it seems to be
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Opinion: Trump immunity defeat isn’t the setback it seems to be

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Michael Conway was counsel for the House Judiciary Committee in the impeachment inquiry of President Richard Nixon in 1974. The federal appellate panel rejected Trump’s defense that he is immune from prosecution for his actions while president, writing, “We cannot accept former President Trump’s claim that a President has unbounded authority to commit crimes that would neutralize the …

Trump’s Lawyers Made Some Very Odd Strategic Choices in the Supreme Court Ballot Case
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s Lawyers Made Some Very Odd Strategic Choices in the Supreme Court Ballot Case

Slate  

When the Supreme Court hears oral argument on Feb. 8 over Colorado’s decision to disqualify Donald Trump from appearing on the 2024 ballot on grounds that he engaged in insurrection and therefore violated part of the 14th Amendment, the odds have got to be in Trump’s favor. But ultimately the trial court ruled for Trump on what a layperson would …

The Supreme Court won't touch Trump's 'unhinged' immunity defense appeal: Neal Katyal
11 months, 1 week ago

The Supreme Court won't touch Trump's 'unhinged' immunity defense appeal: Neal Katyal

Raw Story  

Appearing on MSNBC on Sunday afternoon, former solicitor general Neal Katyal scoffed at the idea the Supreme Court would accept an appeal from Donald Trump's lawyers about presidential immunity after they are expected to lose at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Speaking with MSNBC host Jen Psaki, Katyal was asked to use his history of speaking before …

Appeals court appears sceptical of Trump immunity claims in Jan 6 case
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Appeals court appears sceptical of Trump immunity claims in Jan 6 case

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. With Mr Trump present in the courtroom, not far from where a riotous mob …

Key moments in the arguments over Donald Trump’s immunity claims in his election interference case
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Key moments in the arguments over Donald Trump’s immunity claims in his election interference case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Appeals court judges signaled Tuesday that they will likely reject Donald Trump’s claims that he is immune from prosecution in his election interference case. Trump’s lawyers, who are hoping to delay the case beyond the November presidential election, are certain to go to the U.S. Supreme Court if the D.C. court sides with special counsel Jack Smith. But …

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