Supreme Court will have 'signed its own death warrant' by ruling in Trump's favor: analyst
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Supreme Court will have 'signed its own death warrant' by ruling in Trump's favor: analyst

Raw Story  

The U.S. Supreme Court spent much of Thursday, April 25 listening to opposing oral arguments in Donald Trump's absolute immunity case. But U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, assigned to Smith's case, has flatly rejected Trump's absolute presidential immunity claim — ruling that U.S. presidents do not enjoy a "divine right of kings." In a scathing article published on April 26, The New Republic's Brynn Tannehill is vehemently critical of the way the Supreme Court has handled Trump's immunity claims. Tannehill warns that if Trump returns to the White House and is allowed to rule as an "autocrat," the U.S. Supreme Court will be among the governments institutions that suffers.

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Trump bashes ‘psychotic’ decision by Judge Merchan to hold him accountable in hush money case
1 week ago

Trump bashes ‘psychotic’ decision by Judge Merchan to hold him accountable in hush money 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. Read our privacy policy After the judge overseeing his hush money trial refused to …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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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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 …

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, 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 …

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’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 …

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 …

'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, …

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 …

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 …

'Traitors': Mary Trump slams Supreme Court for giving 'rubber stamp' to Trump's crimes
5 months, 3 weeks ago

'Traitors': Mary Trump slams Supreme Court for giving 'rubber stamp' to Trump's crimes

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump's niece scorched the Supreme Court in her latest email blast over their decision to significantly limit how special counsel Jack Smith can prosecute her uncle for his role in trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The decision, which split 6-3 along partisan lines, held that presidents enjoy immunity for some official acts, but not for …

The rule of law is made to be broken
5 months, 3 weeks ago

The rule of law is made to be broken

Al Jazeera  

US presidents have put themselves above international law. Monday was a good day for Donald Trump, the former United States president and current Republican presidential hopeful, who is waging a forever war to “make America great again”. Several pages down in the ruling, we find the ostensible lead-up to an explanation: “When the President acts pursuant to ‘constitutional and statutory …

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'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 …

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 …

Trump demands all trials against him be wiped away after Supreme Court ruling
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump demands all trials against him be wiped away after Supreme Court ruling

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump took to his personal social media site to claim that all of the trials against him should be dropped and civil cases overturned. "Today’s Historic Decision by the Supreme Court should end all of Crooked Joe Biden’s Witch Hunts against me, including the New York Hoaxes - The Manhattan SCAM cooked up by Soros backed D.A., …

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. …

Supreme Court rules on Trump immunity, delaying trial
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court rules on Trump immunity, delaying trial

The Hindu  

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on July 1 that Donald Trump enjoys some immunity from prosecution as a former President, a ruling that will likely delay his trial for conspiring to overturn the 2020 election. The 6-3 decision split along ideological lines comes four months ahead of the election in which Mr. Trump is the Republican candidate to take on …

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 …

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 …

Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have broad immunity, dimming chance of a pre-election Trump trial
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have broad immunity, dimming chance of a pre-election Trump trial

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled for the first time that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution, extending the delay in the Washington criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss and all but ending prospects the former president could be tried before the November election. There is no …

Column: After the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling, can Donald Trump still be tried for Jan. 6?
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: After the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling, can Donald Trump still be tried for Jan. 6?

LA Times  

The Supreme Court ended a tumultuous term with one final sledgehammer blow on Monday. The court’s essential holding is that constitutional principles of separation of powers forbid the criminal prosecution of a former president for “official acts” that took place during his term, while allowing it for “unofficial” acts. And though there is some debate on this point, the court …

“May have just legalized murder by one individual”: Experts alarmed at “stunning” SCOTUS ruling
5 months, 3 weeks ago

“May have just legalized murder by one individual”: Experts alarmed at “stunning” SCOTUS ruling

Salon  

Donald Trump is immune from criminal charges for official acts carried out within his "core constitutional powers" while in office but not from unofficial acts, the Supreme Court ruled Monday. On Monday, the justices described Trump's description of presidential immunity as far broader Though the decision finally resolves an issue that put his Washington, D.C., trial on hold indefinitely — …

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 …

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