'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 the Supreme Court will "split the baby" by giving Trump limited immunity when actions are involving his official role as president, legal experts say. Without Presidential Immunity, Trump said, "a President of the United States literally could not function!"

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Trump hush money judge refuses to throw out conviction on presidential ‘immunity’ grounds
1 week, 1 day ago

Trump hush money judge refuses to throw out conviction on presidential ‘immunity’ grounds

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 judge overseeing Donald Trump’s hush money trial has refused …

Judge rejects Trump’s bid to overturn hush money conviction | Supreme Court immunity ruling denied
1 week, 1 day ago

Judge rejects Trump’s bid to overturn hush money conviction | Supreme Court immunity ruling denied

India TV News  

On Monday, a Manhattan judge denied President-elect Donald Trump’s attempt to dismiss his hush money conviction, rejecting arguments that the US Supreme Court’s recent presidential immunity ruling should invalidate the case. Highlights from Trump’s defense Trump's legal team argued that evidence used in his family, such as financial disclosures and testimony from White House aides, related to his official conduct …

Judge rules Trump does not have presidential immunity protections in hush money conviction
1 week, 2 days ago

Judge rules Trump does not have presidential immunity protections in hush money conviction

CNN  

CNN — Donald Trump’s felony conviction in the New York hush money case should not be tossed out because of the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity, Judge Juan Merchan ruled Monday. “Even if this Court did find that the disputed evidence constitutes official acts under the auspices of the Trump decision, which it does not, Defendant’s motion is still …

'President-elect immunity does not exist': NYC DA rips Trump’s demand to drop case
2 weeks ago

'President-elect immunity does not exist': NYC DA rips Trump’s demand to drop case

Raw Story  

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg isn’t ready to let Donald Trump off the hook in his fraud case involving hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels. Bragg wrote in a filing made public Tuesday that he opposes Trump’s attempt to have the state court ruling “immediately” thrown out based on last month’s presidential election win. Bragg added that …

How Trump’s bet on voters electing him managed to silence some of his legal woes
4 weeks ago

How Trump’s bet on voters electing him managed to silence some of his legal woes

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — One year after the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack, Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department was committed to holding accountable all perpetrators “at any level” for “the assault on our democracy.” That bold declaration won’t apply to at least one person: Donald Trump. Now it’s time to ensure what happened to President Trump never happens …

Donald Trump’s hush money sentencing delayed indefinitely, legal team calls it a ‘decisive win’
1 month ago

Donald Trump’s hush money sentencing delayed indefinitely, legal team calls it a ‘decisive win’

Live Mint  

Donald Trump's sentencing in hush money case has been delayed indefinitely. Trump's legal team cited a landmark July ruling from the Supreme Court that gives presidents sweeping immunity for official acts committed while in office to justify their request. Accordingly, Trump's communications director, Steven Cheung, said in a statement, “In a decisive win for President Trump, the hoax Manhattan Case …

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 …

"He now has immunity": Expert warns second term Trump can do "awful lot" without fear of prosecution
1 month, 2 weeks ago

"He now has immunity": Expert warns second term Trump can do "awful lot" without fear of prosecution

Salon  

President-elect Donald Trump projected victory on Tuesday left the legal cases in jeopardy as he prepares to take office. Smith's case against Trump in D.C., accusing him of attempting to subvert President Joe Biden's 2020 electoral victory and obstruct Congress' certification of the results on Jan. 6, 2021, was dealt a heavy blow in July when the Supreme Court ruled …

This Could Have Been A Year Of A Federal Court Reckoning For Trump. Judges Had Other Ideas.
2 months, 1 week ago

This Could Have Been A Year Of A Federal Court Reckoning For Trump. Judges Had Other Ideas.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The indictment charging Donald Trump with hoarding classified documents leveled one jaw-dropping allegation after another, including that he showed off a secret Pentagon attack plan to guests at his golf club and suggested his lawyer misled the FBI about the presence of the White House records. If Trump loses to Democrat Kamala Harris, he is …

How a Judge Will Weigh Immunity in Trump’s Jan. 6 Case
2 months, 3 weeks ago

How a Judge Will Weigh Immunity in Trump’s Jan. 6 Case

New York Times  

How a Judge Will Weigh Immunity in Trump’s Jan. 6 Case In the next few months, Judge Tanya S. Chutkan will face what she herself recently called “a uniquely challenging” task. Immune Yes No Immune Not immune Vivian Li/The New York Times If Mr. Trump undertook a specific action in his private capacity as a candidate for office, rather than …

Leaked memo reveals Justice Roberts’ role in shaping bombshell Trump immunity ruling
3 months, 1 week ago

Leaked memo reveals Justice Roberts’ role in shaping bombshell Trump immunity ruling

Raw Story  

Progressive legal expert Elie Mystal, in his blistering condemnation of the U.S. Supreme Court's controversial 6-3 immunity ruling in Trump v. the United States, has made a major distinction between "qualified immunity" and "absolute immunity." Salon's Nicholas Liu explains, "John Roberts, the chief justice of the Supreme Court, on February 22, issued a memo to his colleagues urging them not …

Huge Supreme Court docs leak exposes chief justice meddling in Trump's January 6 and election cases - read his memos
3 months, 1 week ago

Huge Supreme Court docs leak exposes chief justice meddling in Trump's January 6 and election cases - read his memos

Daily Mail  

Chief Justice John Roberts strong-armed his fellow Supreme Court judges into allowing him the key role in cases involving Donald Trump, leaked memos reveal. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts with Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor The court's decision on presidential immunity was a hammer blow to judicial attempts at prosecuting Donald Trump over his role in the January 6 attack …

Trump hush money sentencing delayed until after November election
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump hush money sentencing delayed until after November election

Politico  

“The Court is a fair, impartial and apolitical institution,” Merchan wrote in a letter to lawyers in the case. In mid-August, Trump asked Merchan to postpone the sentencing for the Republican presidential nominee’s conviction on falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to a porn star. The Supreme Court’s immunity decision in Trump v. United States is …

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 …

Federal judge rejects Trump’s request to intervene in his state felony conviction
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Federal judge rejects Trump’s request to intervene in his state felony conviction

LA Times  

A federal judge on Tuesday swiftly rejected Donald Trump’s request to intervene in his New York hush money criminal case, spurning the former president’s attempt at an end-run around the state court where he was convicted and is set to be sentenced in two weeks. U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein’s ruling — just hours after Trump’s lawyers asked him to …

Donald Trump Faces Revised US Indictment In Election Subversion Case
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump Faces Revised US Indictment In Election Subversion Case

News 18  

Donald Trump faced a revised federal indictment on Tuesday accusing him of illegally trying to overturn his 2020 election loss, with prosecutors narrowing their approach after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that former presidents have broad immunity from criminal prosecution. U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team obtained the superseding indictment in the Washington case, though it was highly unlikely to …

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 …

Trump news: Will the Supreme Court immunity decision change the hush money conviction?
54 years, 11 months ago

Trump news: Will the Supreme Court immunity decision change the hush money conviction?

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. Ever since the Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that presidents are immune from prosecution for “official acts,” Trump’s legal team has been trying to get his felony conviction in the New York hush money trial thrown out. …

Prosecutors urge judge not to toss out Trump’s hush money conviction on immunity claim
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Prosecutors urge judge not to toss out Trump’s hush money conviction on immunity claim

LA Times  

Prosecutors are urging a judge to uphold Donald Trump’s historic hush money conviction, arguing that the verdict should stand despite the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity. The Manhattan district attorney’s office said in court papers that the Supreme Court’s opinion “has no bearing” on the hush money case because it involves unofficial acts for which the former president …

Manhattan DA tells judge to reject Trump’s attempt to toss his hush money verdict after ‘immunity’ ruling
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Manhattan DA tells judge to reject Trump’s attempt to toss his hush money verdict after ‘immunity’ ruling

The Independent  

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Prosecutors urge judge not to toss out Trump’s hush money conviction, pushing back on immunity claim
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Prosecutors urge judge not to toss out Trump’s hush money conviction, pushing back on immunity claim

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Prosecutors are urging a judge to uphold Donald Trump’s historic hush money conviction, arguing in court papers made public Thursday that the verdict should stand despite the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity. Trump’s lawyers have argued that prosecutors rushed to trial instead of waiting for the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision, and that the trial …

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 …

"Categorically inadmissible": Trump argues felony convictions are negated by SCOTUS immunity ruling
5 months, 1 week ago

"Categorically inadmissible": Trump argues felony convictions are negated by SCOTUS immunity ruling

Salon  

Donald Trump’s sentencing for his hush money conviction was supposed to be Thursday. In a 52-page filing, lawyers for the presumptive GOP nominee argued that the trail was “tainted” by evidence and testimony that's inadmissible after the recent Supreme Court ruling that grants presidential immunity for official acts, ABC News reported. The defense lawyers argued that the prosecutors in the …

Trump demands judge toss out verdict in hush money case after ‘immunity’ ruling
5 months, 1 week ago

Trump demands judge toss out verdict in hush money case after ‘immunity’ ruling

The Independent  

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Trump lawyers press judge to overturn hush money conviction after Supreme Court immunity ruling
5 months, 1 week ago

Trump lawyers press judge to overturn hush money conviction after Supreme Court immunity ruling

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s lawyers are imploring a New York judge to overturn his hush money conviction and dismiss the case, arguing his historic trial was “tainted” by evidence that shouldn’t have been allowed because of the Supreme Court’s recent presidential immunity ruling. “Rather than wait for the Supreme Court’s guidance, the prosecutors scoffed with hubris at President Trump’s …

Trump lawyers press judge to overturn hush money conviction after Supreme Court immunity ruling
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump lawyers press judge to overturn hush money conviction after Supreme Court immunity ruling

LA Times  

Former President Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Trump National Doral Miami on Tuesday. Donald Trump’s lawyers are imploring a New York judge to overturn his hush money felony conviction and dismiss the case, arguing his historic trial was “tainted” by evidence that shouldn’t have been allowed because of the Supreme Court’s recent presidential immunity ruling. “Rather than wait …

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 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 …

How the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling opened the door for a shocking question: Can presidents kill their rivals?
5 months, 3 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 …

FACT FOCUS: Trump wasn’t exonerated by the presidential immunity ruling, even though he says he was
5 months, 3 weeks ago

FACT FOCUS: Trump wasn’t exonerated by the presidential immunity ruling, even though he says he was

Associated Press  

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday misrepresented in a social media post what the U.S. Supreme Court’s Monday ruling on presidential immunity means for his civil and criminal cases. “It is clear that the Supreme Court’s Brilliantly Written and Historic Decision ENDS all of Crooked Joe Biden’s Witch Hunts against me, including the WHITE HOUSE AND DOJ INSPIRED CIVIL HOAXES …

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 …

What is US Presidential immunity and what does it mean for Trump? EXPLAINED
5 months, 3 weeks ago

What is US Presidential immunity and what does it mean for Trump? EXPLAINED

India TV News  

On Monday, the US Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling dividing justices along ideological lines, declaring that former President Donald Trump is shielded from prosecution for official actions taken during his presidency, but not for private conduct, as reported by The Washington Post. US Supreme Court on presidential immunity In a landmark verdict, the Court ruled that former President Donald …

Trump seeks to set aside his New York hush money guilty verdict after Supreme Court immunity ruling
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump seeks to set aside his New York hush money guilty verdict after Supreme Court immunity ruling

The Hindu  

Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s lawyers have asked the New York judge who presided over his hush money trial to set aside his conviction and delay his sentencing, scheduled for next week. The letter to Judge Juan M. Merchan cited the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling earlier on Monday on presidential immunity and asked the judge to delay Mr. Trump’s sentencing …

'Decision will be overturned': Law experts predict immunity ruling will not survive
5 months, 3 weeks ago

'Decision will be overturned': Law experts predict immunity ruling will not survive

Raw Story  

Harvard constitutional law professor Laurence Tribe expects the U.S. Supreme Court will likely overturn its own decision in Donald Trump's case. But in reading lawyer Robert B. Hubbell, Tribe quoted that the ruling is “destined to be remembered as a mark of shame for the Roberts Court just as Dred Scott tarnishes Chief Justice Taney’s legacy to this day.” Hubbell, …

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 …

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 …

Judge delays Trump’s sentencing until at least September after high court immunity ruling
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge delays Trump’s sentencing until at least September after high court immunity ruling

LA Times  

Prosecutors with Manhattan Dist. Former President Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case has been postponed until at least September after the judge agreed Tuesday to weigh the possible effect of a new Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. The delay caps a string of political and legal wins for Trump in recent days, including the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling …

Donald Trump asks for hush money conviction to be dismissed after Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have some immunity from prosecution
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump asks for hush money conviction to be dismissed after Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have some immunity from prosecution

ABC  

Donald Trump has asked the judge in his New York hush money fraud trial to set aside his conviction and sentencing following a US Supreme Court ruling that presidents are immune from prosecution for official acts. 'Nightmare scenarios' made possible by ruling Trump claimed he'd had a "big win" when the ruling was announced, though the Supreme Court has not …

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's immunity ruling likely to 'hurt' or ​'hamstring' Georgia case: expert
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court's immunity ruling likely to 'hurt' or ​'hamstring' Georgia case: expert

Raw Story  

Donald Trump is still staring down the barrel of several criminal federal and state cases despite the Supreme Court ruling that presidents are immune from prosecution for official acts, but not private acts. And yet legal experts say it's going to be tricky for Fulton Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee to discern which of the remaining counts brought against Trump …

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 …

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