The court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority that includes three justices appointed by Trump himself, voted 6-3 along ideological lines, ordering the lower courts to reconsider the case and determine which allegations cannot be prosecuted. Chief Justice John Roberts, speaking for the majority,...
Eight of the nine justices suggested that they were open to some of the arguments made by Jonathan Mitchell, Trump's lawyer at the Supreme Court.
The three liberal justices, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson, as well as Trump-appointed Conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett, however, criticized their five conservative colleagues for delving deeper than necessary into resolving Trump's case by concluding that the enforcement ...
Trump’s Supreme Court supermajority didn’t help him steal the election in 2020 — but now, justices are laying down his 2024 victory path.
Graham also made a rare allusion to Trump appointing the Supreme Court justices who provided the key votes to overturn Roe v. Wade, a politically touchy subject the convention has avoided. “When he told me and this country that what he was...
TheSupreme Courthas a 6-3 conservative majority, after Mr Trump appointed three justices while in the White House and all but one of the nine sounded doubtful about backing the lower court's ruling in Thursday's opening session. This is a modal window. ...
"Sotomayor accuses GOP appointed Justices of being biased in favor of Trump,"Mr. Trump tweeted overnight. "This is a terrible thing to say. Trying to 'shame' some into voting her way? She never criticized Justice Ginsberg[sic]when she called me a 'faker'. Both should recuse ...
That landmark decision was the catalyst for the high-stakes showdownnow before the Supreme Court, which includes three justices appointed by Trump himself. The case, formally known as Trump v. Anderson, raises a number of untested legal questions for the justices to consider and propels the na...
The Supreme Court has previously held that presidents are immune from civil liability for official acts, and Trump’s lawyers have for months argued that that protection should be extended tocriminal prosecutionas well. Last week, a unanimous panel of two judges appointed by President Joe Biden an...
Last August, Jack Smith, the special counsel appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland, charged Trump with conspiring with others to interfere with the results of the 2020 Presidential election. The indictment unsealed charged Trump with conspiring to defraud the United States. ...