The justices rejected Trump's immunity claims in a ruling that left for another day the issue of whether former presidents can ever insulate themselves from criminal charges for officials acts they took while in office.
WASHINGTON-TheSupreme Courthas decided it will not fully rule onformer President Donald Trump’sclaim of immunity from federal prosecution and will instead send the case back to a lower court for further evaluation. In a 6-3 opinion released Monday, the court ruled that Trump – and all presi...
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk cheers as US President Donald Trump speaks after being sworn in as the 47th President in the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images Trump said that the U.S. will "pursue our manifest destiny into the ...
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk cheers as US President Donald Trump speaks after being sworn in as the 47th President in the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images Trump said that the U.S. will "pursue our manifest destiny into the ...
A former Notre Dame law professor,Barrett saw no need for a broad ruling on presidential immunity in Trump’s case. “Properly conceived, the president’s constitutional protection from prosecution is narrow,”she wrote in a concurring opinion. “The Constitution does not...
"Looking forward to the very important arguments on Presidential Immunity in front of the DC Circuit Court of Appeals," Trump wrote Friday. But it could impact the timing of the trial, which isset to begin March 4in Washington, D.C., depending on how quickly proceedings ...
People gather outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC. Kevin Mohatt/Reuters Here’s a look atthe key takeawaysfrom Monday’s historic Supreme Court ruling that granted Donald Trump partial immunity from special counsel Jack Smith’s election subversion case and handed the former president...
Supreme Court seems unlikely to fully resolve the immunity question: As the justices wrestled with the nuances of the case and a series of complicated hypotheticals, it seemed increasingly unlikely the court would offer a clear answer on whether Trump may be prosecuted for his effort to overturn...
Among those being considered for the job is John Sauer, who successfully argued Trump’s immunity case before the Supreme Court, sources said. The justices ultimately ruled that Trump is entitled to immunity from prosecution for official actions taken as president. Another Trump attorney in the ...
Second was a 6-3 ruling in July on presidential immunity that complicated and delayed the federal criminal case against him for trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Roberts wrote the immunity opinion. Despite the major hurdles the Supreme Court cleared ...