Justice Amy Coney Barrett pressed Trump lawyer D. John Sauer during Supreme Court arguments on the distinction between official and personal acts alleged in the charges. University of Texas law professor Steve Vladeck shares his takeaway.
The Supreme Court confirmed the appeal court’s conviction of Moreno B. (35) and Giërmo B. (40) for the murder of Derk Wiersum. Their sentences of 30 years in prison for planning and executing the defense attorney’s murder is thereby final - no appeal is possible against the Supreme Court ruling.
The Supreme Court ruled against allowing transgender treatments to be provided in Idaho while a lawsuit proceeds. The Vulnerable Child Protection Act was passed in 2023 and banned treatments including puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and corrective surgeries for minors. The law had been blocked by a lower court that said that treatments could continue while the lawsuit continued. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote that the lower court had gone farther than was necessary. The three...
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...
BATON ROUGE - The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday a Baton Rouge police officer's trial against Black Lives Matter activist Deray Mckesson may proceed, but justices wouldn't weigh in on what they thought of Mckesson's claim that he enjoyed First Amendment protection for his actions.Former BRPD officer Brad Ford was hit in the face with a piece of asphalt thrown by protesters in the days after the shooting of Alton Sterling. Ford says Mckesson is responsible because he summoned a crowd to Baton...
Monday marks the Supreme Court’s final week of oral arguments until October 2024, and the justices have saved some of their most consequential matters for last. On the court’s schedule are cases regarding former President Donald Trump’s immunity, abortion rights, and the criminalization of homelessness. Here’s a preview of what will be on the docket. […]
Attorney Lisa Blatt, of Williams & Connolly LLP, poses for a photograph in front of the Supreme Court, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Washington. Blatt will argue her 50th case
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The Supreme Court heard oral arguments for Donald Trump’s presidential immunity case.
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments for Donald Trump’s presidential immunity case.
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...