Former President Donald Trump has been the focus of several legal stories across the country over the past day as he is also the center of two separate court proceedings. The former president is seeking to win another term in the White House in November, but while his name has been in the headlines, it […]
Justices appeared unlikely to grant request for absolute immunity from criminal prosecution to former presidentKey takeaways from Trump immunity caseSign up for our free Trump on Trial newsletterThe US supreme court on Thursday expressed interest in returning Donald Trump’s criminal case over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election back to a lower court to decide whether certain parts of the indictment were “official acts” that were protected by presidential immunity.During oral arguments, the...
There's more on the line on Thursday at the Supreme Court than in any other
On Thursday, the United States Supreme Court heard arguments on whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution in the alleged election interference case, which was put on hold in February.Thursday morning, Trump told reporters, "A president has to have immunity," the Associated Press reported."If you don't have immunity, you just have a ceremonial president," he added.The Supreme Court agreed to hear the case and consider "whether and if so to what extent does a former President enjoy...
“No one is above the law” has become the favorite slogan on the left.
How The Supreme Court's Immunity Decision Could Limit The Cases Against Trump Authored by Sam Dorman via The Epoch Times, The Supreme Court indicated on April 25 that it would issue a narrow ruling refining the scope of presidential immunity while leaving the details of former President Donald Trump’s other legal battles up to lower courts. The most immediate effect of their decision on President Trump’s legal battles would be to delay his Washington case, where his immunity...
At this morning's oral argument, the justices debated the ins and outs of a
The Supreme Court conservatives seemed to solidify around a middle-ground position on Trump’s claims of absolute presidential immunity Thursday, a win by another name for the former president as it would add months of delay to the Jan. 6 case.
On today's show: Melissa Murray, NYU law professor, co-host of the "Strict Scrutiny" podcast and the co-author (with Andrew Weissmann) of The Trump Indictments: The Historic Charging Documents with Commentary (W. W. Norton & Company, 2024), previews the oral arguments the Supreme Court will hear on former President Trump's immunity case. Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.
Donald Trump is hoping that the right-leaning top court will save him from at least one of his legal woes. Meanwhile, a separate case over hush money charges is keeping him occupied in New York.
The court will close out oral arguments for the term this week with two high-profile cases.
Former Representative Liz Cheney, a Wyoming Republican, posted a message on social media after former President Donald Trump's case regarding presidential immunity was heard before the U.S. Supreme Court this week.The Court on Thursday heard oral arguments in Trump v. United States, in which the former president's attorney argued that all presidents are entitled to legal immunity for actions taken during their time in office. Trump's legal team brought the case in response to U.S. Justice...