Justices on the Supreme Court voiced skepticism Thursday to assertions from former President Trump’s attorneys that presidential immunity could extend to an attempted coup or the assassin
The Supreme Court’s ruling on Donald Trump’s presidential immunity case will have an immediate impact on the future of the January 6th election interference case. This comes while the Court suffers some of its lowest public support, with some now seeing it as partisan and lacking oversight. Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss the state of the Court.
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – David K. Thomson is New Mexico's 43rd chief justice since statehood. Justice Thomson was sworn in on Wednesday, April 17. Thomson was chosen by his colleagues and will serve a two-year term, according to the Administrative Office of the Courts. As chief justice, he will act as the administrative head of budgetary []
Elie Mystal During the former president’s immunity hearing, Roberts & Co. made clear that they’re going to do everything they can to delay Trump’s criminal reckoning.
By Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — When he was president, Donald Trump tried to make the Supreme Court his own. He bragged that he could have his way, beginning with his appointment of justices who, he vowed, would overturn Roe v. Wade. And when his administration lost immigration disputes in lower courts, his
When he was president, Donald Trump tried to make the Supreme Court his own. He bragged that he could have his way, beginning with his appointment of justices who, he vowed, would overturn Roe v. Wade. And when his administration lost immigration disputes in lower courts, his social media refrain was, “See you at the Supreme Court.” Now Trump is counting on the court in a very personal way as citizen and candidate. The nine-member bench is dominated by six conservative justices, three of whom he...
By Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — When he was president, Donald Trump tried to make the Supreme Court his own. He bragged that he could have his way, beginning with his appointment of justices who, he vowed, would overturn Roe v. Wade. And when his administration lost immigration disputes in lower courts, his
By Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — When he was president, Donald Trump tried to make the Supreme Court his own. He bragged that he could have his way, beginning with his appointment of justices who, he vowed, would overturn Roe v. Wade. And when his administration lost immigration disputes in lower courts, his
Democratic strategist Donna Brazile said Sunday on ABC's "This Week" that after listening to oral arguments, the Supreme Court was close to "election interference" with their consideration of former President Donald Trump's immunity claim. | Clips
It turns out that not even a famous last name, support from the conservative Federalist Society and its powerful leader, and a boatload of dark money can turn a Republican candidate into the next senator from Utah. In early January, Brent Orrin Hatch threw his hat into a crowded GOP primary race that will decide […]
The Supreme Court heard its latest post-Dobbs abortion argument Wednesday. The case with national implications stems from Idaho’s near-total ban, which conflicts with a federal law protecting emergency medical care. The promise of that federal law, U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar told the justices, is the “simple but profound” one that nobody “who comes to an emergency room in need of urgent treatment should be denied necessary stabilizing care. This case is about how that guarantee...
A divided Supreme Court seemed skeptical that Idaho’s strict abortion ban conflicts with a federal emergency care law, but there appeared to be a split by gender as well as ideology during the near