the court charted a middle path between the government’s and Fischer’s views, ruling that 1512(c) covers some — but not all — conduct that obstructs an official proceeding. In other words, the court did not adopt the government’s position, which it said would “criminalize a broad ...
While the impact on the Supreme Court's ruling on Trump's case was not immediately clear, the former president could ask a federal district court to toss out the two obstruction-related counts as a result. Smith told the Supreme Court in a filing in another case that regardless of the rul...
The Colorado Supreme Court agreed to review the district court's ruling, andheld argumentsin the case earlier this month. The justices weighed whether the events of Jan. 6 could be considered an "insurrection," and, if so, one that Trump "engaged in." They also considered whether the presi...
Furthermore, every judge who has ever ruled on the issue has rejected Trump’s claim of absolute immunity. Under the court’s ownrules, which treat conflicting lower court rulings as the most compelling reason for intervention, that alone is sufficient reason for the Supre...
Elise Bean, a former Senate investigator, is encouraged by an initial court ruling that said if the Biden White House has cleared the release, Trump’s claim fails. "It is a victory for Congress, as much as for the committee," Bean said. "The committee has a chance to get a squar...
The court said the transfer of the records could begin in 14 days, before which Trump is allowed to ask the Supreme Court to intervene in the case. Immediately following the ruling, the Trump team vowed to appeal it. "Regardless of today's decision by the appeals court, this case was al...
Nicholas GreenwoodCorporate Disputes
The court at the time of its ruling halted the transfer of the records for 14 days to allow Trump to ask the Supreme Court to intervene, and Thursday is the deadline for filing a petition. "The disagreement between an incumbent President and his predecessor from a rival political party is...
Trump added false and misleading claims about other subjects in his Thursday comments at his Mar-a-Lago club and residence. Since Trump was speaking after the conclusion ofSupreme Court oral argumentsabout a Colorado Supreme Court ruling that he is ineligible for the 2024 ballot because...
"The Supreme Court’s action tonight is a victory for the rule of law and American democracy," Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and Vice Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., said in a statement on the ruling. "The Select Committee has already begun to receive records that the former P...