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 criminal charges involving his efforts to undo his 2020 election loss. The ruling marked the first time since the nation’s 18th-century founding that the Supreme Court has declared that former presidents may be shielded from criminal charges in any instance. While the top court did not specify whether Trump’s conduct in its entirety around the election was “official” or private, it ruled that his conversations with Justice Department officials are immune from prosecution. But the court ruled that Trump is “absolutely immune from prosecution for the alleged conduct involving his discussions with Justice Department officials”.

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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 …

'Completely immune': Trump seeks to have last criminal charges thrown out
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2 weeks, 6 days ago

'Completely immune': Trump seeks to have last criminal charges thrown out

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump could soon have one less thing to worry about as he prepares his return to the White House. In a filing on Wednesday, Trump’s legal team formally asked the Georgia Court of Appeals to toss the criminal charges against him in Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' election subversion case, which has been on hold for several …

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 …

Trump’s evasion of January 6 accountability will echo for next four years and generations to come
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump’s evasion of January 6 accountability will echo for next four years and generations to come

CNN  

CNN — Special counsel Jack Smith set out to prove in the United States of America v. Donald J. Trump that even presidents are not above the law. Smith’s decision to bow to the inevitable and shelve his cases over Trump’s alleged election interference and hoarding of classified documents represented a momentous victory for the 45th and 47th president. Smith’s …

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 …

Little can stop Trump from prosecuting his perceived enemies
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Little can stop Trump from prosecuting his perceived enemies

LA Times  

President Nixon with transcripts of White House tapes after he announced that he would turn them over to House impeachment investigators in 1974. It will be the opposite of the department’s proud aspiration to do “justice without fear or favor.” Moreover, Trump has said he will rely on the Supreme Court’s immunity opinion to provide full cover against any legal …

"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 …

Now that Donald Trump becomes US President again, what happens to criminal cases against him?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Now that Donald Trump becomes US President again, what happens to criminal cases against him?

Live Mint  

Donald Trump is all set to be the President of United States of America for a record second term. In the run up to Election Day on Tuesday, Trump has vowed to fire Jack Smith – the special counsel who has brought two federal cases against him, ‘within two seconds.’ Trump faces four criminal cases. National Election interference case Among …

Chief justice ‘shaken’ by 'adverse' reaction to Trump's near-total immunity: report
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Chief justice ‘shaken’ by 'adverse' reaction to Trump's near-total immunity: report

Raw Story  

Last year, when Donald Trump’s attorneys declared he had “total immunity” from prosecution, many in the legal community scoffed. “Minority Leader Mitch McConnell noted this just moments after voting to acquit Trump, saying the courts are the proper forum for holding the former president accountable for his role in the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by Trump …

Supreme Court won’t hear appeal from Elon Musk’s X platform over warrant in Trump case
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court won’t hear appeal from Elon Musk’s X platform over warrant in Trump case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Monday it won’t hear an appeal from the social media platform X over a search warrant prosecutors obtained in the election-interference case against former President Donald Trump. The company, known as Twitter before it was purchased by billionaire Elon Musk, says a nondisclosure order that blocked it from telling Trump about the warrant obtained …

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 …

What happens with Trump's criminal cases if he wins the election?
2 months, 3 weeks ago

What happens with Trump's criminal cases if he wins the election?

ABC  

Former US president Donald Trump is having another tilt at re-election. Federal election interference Special counsel Jack Smith speaks about an indictment of former President Donald Trump, Aug. 1, 2023, at a Department of Justice office in Washington. Charges One count each of: Conspiracy to defraud the US Conspiracy to defraud the US Conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding Conspiracy …

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 …

Prosecutors, Trump’s lawyers clash in court over next steps in election interference case
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Prosecutors, Trump’s lawyers clash in court over next steps in election interference case

LA Times  

An image from a video released by the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection shows then-President Trump recording a statement on the afternoon of the riot from the White House Rose Garden. Prosecutors and defense lawyers clashed in court Thursday over the next steps in the federal election interference prosecution of Donald Trump in the first hearing …

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 …

Trump trials: Jack Smith’s post–presidential immunity decision strategy is coming into view.
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump trials: Jack Smith’s post–presidential immunity decision strategy is coming into view.

Slate  

Jack Smith isn’t throwing in the towel. Despite the setback of the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision—which ruled that presidents are immune from criminal prosecution for certain “official” acts taken while in office—Smith is still trying to hold Trump accountable for his actions in the aftermath of the 2020 election. The Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision determined that communications between …

Editorial: It’s not election interference to hold a former president accountable for election interference
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Editorial: It’s not election interference to hold a former president accountable for election interference

LA Times  

Special counsel Jack Smith turns from the podium after speaking about an indictment of Donald Trump on Aug. 1, 2023. She dismissed charges connected with Trump’s alleged unlawful retention of sensitive national defense documents after he left office, on the specious grounds that Congress hadn’t authorized Smith’s appointment. On Tuesday Smith’s office revealed that a grand jury had approved a …

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 …

US special counsel files new indictment against Trump in Jan 6 case
3 months, 3 weeks ago

US special counsel files new indictment against Trump in Jan 6 case

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-08-28 09:24 US former president and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump WASHINGTON - US Special Counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday filed a new indictment in the federal criminal case against former president Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, following a Supreme Court decision that granted Trump sweeping immunity from prosecution for his "official" conduct as president. The …

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 …

Trump faces new indictment in election interference case after Supreme Court immunity ruling
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump faces new indictment in election interference case after Supreme Court immunity ruling

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. The superseding indictment — which was presented to …

Trump Reindicted On Coup Attempt Charges To Honor Supreme Court Immunity Ruling
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump Reindicted On Coup Attempt Charges To Honor Supreme Court Immunity Ruling

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith Tuesday announced that a grand jury had reindicted former President Donald Trump on four charges related to his Jan. 6, 2021, coup attempt to honor the direction given by the U.S. Supreme Court in its July ruling holding that Trump was immune from criminal prosecution for “official acts.” “Today, a federal …

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 …

Mint Quick Edit | White House immunity is a self-evident flaw
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Mint Quick Edit | White House immunity is a self-evident flaw

Live Mint  

Among the major reforms that President Joe Biden has proposed for America’s judiciary, he wants the US Constitution amended to drop presidential immunity from prosecution. On 1 July, the US Supreme Court had ruled that former president Donald Trump couldn’t be hauled up for official actions while in office, covering much of what he allegedly did in an attempt to …

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 …

Legal scholars: SCOTUS gave Trump a "big hammer" — and he may use it to undo NY conviction
5 months, 1 week ago

Legal scholars: SCOTUS gave Trump a "big hammer" — and he may use it to undo NY conviction

Salon  

The Manhattan justice weighing the fate of Donald Trump's guilty conviction in New York could potentially throw out the verdict if he decides jurors should never have heard certain evidence about the president's conduct as president — or the judge could uphold the verdict by deciding that evidence would have made little difference, according to legal experts. Wofford said Trump's …

Now Trump is claiming Supreme Court immunity ruling also wipes out E. Jean Carroll verdict
5 months, 1 week ago

Now Trump is claiming Supreme Court immunity ruling also wipes out E. Jean Carroll verdict

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump wants to take presidential immunity even further now — and use it to wipe out the civil judgments against him in the E. Jean Carroll case. In a footnote of his filing to try to get the Manhattan conviction dismissed, he hinted he also wants to use the Supreme Court's decision to wipe out the more …

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 …

Column: Will Trump’s conviction survive the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling? It’s complicated
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: Will Trump’s conviction survive the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling? It’s complicated

LA Times  

It was only hours after the Supreme Court issued its staggering term-ending opinion on presidential immunity when Donald Trump invoked it in an attempt to set aside his criminal conviction in New York. The court’s reasoning here is particularly threadbare, simply asserting that allowing evidence of official actions would undo the protections of immunity, which the conservative majority considers necessary …

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 …

‘Biden has been a fine president, but…’: Stephen King calls for him to step down after slamming Trump's ‘fascist’ vision
5 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Biden has been a fine president, but…’: Stephen King calls for him to step down after slamming Trump's ‘fascist’ vision

Hindustan Times  

“Even Stephen King is voting for Trump,” Elon Musk was quick to celebrate on social media after the famed author called for Presiden Joe Biden to step down from his re-election bid. This should concern conservatives as well as liberals,” he tweeted on July 7 in response to a post that said, “You really need to be more bothered by …

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 …

'Essential questions': Trump demands Cannon yank Smith based on Supreme Court ruling
5 months, 2 weeks ago

'Essential questions': Trump demands Cannon yank Smith based on Supreme Court ruling

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump invoked the Supreme Court's recent immunity decision to demand Judge Aileen Cannon rule special counsel Jack Smith's appointment is unconstitutional, according to a new filing in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case. The Supreme Court ruled that presidents have a presumption of immunity from prosecution for "official acts," but gave lower courts very little guidance on what …

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 …

Trump could legally sell pardons under 'blueprint for totalitarianism' from Supreme Court
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump could legally sell pardons under 'blueprint for totalitarianism' from Supreme Court

Raw Story  

The Supreme Court's widely derided ruling last week on presidential immunity opens up an extreme possibility — imagine a kiosk in the lobby of the White House where the president's "lap dogs" order get-out-of-jail free cards rather than fries and a soda. Kirschner argues the nation's high court thrust America into "chaos" — the justices just "can't quit Donald Trump," …

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