The Supreme Court of Virginia has again ruled against the state and ordered the release of a man who said he earned credits to be let out from prison early but was wrongfully denied by the Department of Corrections.
A majority of Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Tuesday of the government’s broad reading of a statute used to charge hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants, Read More
Former president is asking the Supreme Court to award him broad immunity from all criminal prosecution
Imagine a large group of activists assembled outside the White House, peacefully protesting a recent decision by the president. They are waving signs denouncing the new policy, holding banners demanding change and chanting slogans about that president. As their numbers begin to swell, as their voices grow louder, the president issues an order to military commanders: Take them out. Our military leadership would then be faced with an impossible choice. They’d either have to follow the clearly...
The court’s decision — whenever it comes — will go a long way in determining a trial date for Trump in one of the four criminal prosecutions that he faces
The court will consider whether Trump is immune from prosecution in a federal case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Former Trump White House attorney Jim Schultz says that Trump's post about
The president who was supposed to bring back “civility” is instead taking cheap shots at his political opponents. The Biden White House is on the warpath against Republicans who are opposing its latest attempt to force taxpayers to absorb people’s student loan debt, calling them out for perceived hypocrisy. From White House social media channels […]
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. A blockbuster case in the U.S. Supreme Court. Today, the justices heard arguments over whether Donald Trump has absolute immunity from criminal charges that he plotted to subvert the 2020 election. The final decision will be a major statement on the scope of presidential power. But, Trump couldn’t attend that hearing because he faces other legal […]
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In today’s edition, reporters Lawrence Hurley and Ryan J. Reilly break down what happened in the Supreme Court arguments over Donald Trump's claim of absolute immunity from prosecution for things that happened during his presidency. Plus, reporters Alexandra Marquez and Bridget Bowman...
Much of Thursday’s debate surrounded what an ‘official act’ is and if former president’s alleged actions fell under that
Here are five takeaways from the pivotal arguments on presidential immunity.