Justices set to punt on Trump immunity case

theweek.com The Supreme Court's conservative majority, after nearly three hours of oral arguments Thursday, appeared unlikely to give former President Donald Trump the "kind of…

Supreme Court's Donald Trump move leaves legal expert "deeply concerned"

newsweek.com Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices may be trying to delay former President Donald Trump's election fraud case rather than grant him full presidential immunity, a legal…

What You Need to Know About Trump's Supreme Court Immunity Case

youtube.com The US Supreme Court has never considered whether former presidents are immune from criminal prosecution for acts they took in office. Before Donald Trump, the court never…

CNN’s Kaitlan Collins Laughs In Trump Lawyer’s Face In Stunning Exchange Over Immunity For Killing People

mediaite.com CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins laughed in Trump attorney Will Scharf’s face during a stunning exchange about former President Donald Trump’s claim of presidential immunity…

The timing of the Arizona 'fake electors' indictment couldn't be worse for Trump

msnbc.com An Arizona grand jury handed up an indictment Wednesday that accuses 18 people of crimes related to the attempt to throw the 2020 presidential election for former President…

Brett Kavanaugh's 'Jarring' Supreme Court Remarks Stun Legal Experts

newsweek.com Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh has described President Gerald Ford's pardon of Richard Nixon as "one of the better decisions in presidential history"—drawing the ire…

Presidential Bribery and the Clear Statement Rule in Trump v. United States: Revisiting Issues From The First Trump Impeachment and the Mueller Investigation

reason.com Today the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Trump v. United States, the presidential immunity case. Much of the argument concerned issues left unresolved during the Trump…

SCOTUS Weighs the Risk of Presidential Timidity Against the Risk of Presidential Impunity

reason.com Without "absolute immunity" from criminal prosecution for their "official acts," Donald Trump's lawyer told the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, presidents will be afraid to…

The Founding Fathers Couldn't Have Foreseen Trump

newsweek.com Call it a constitutional irony that, on the very day the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments about the limits on the power of a partisan prosecutor to weaponize criminal…

LISTEN: Justice Kagan grills Trump attorney on what qualifies a former president for immunity

pbs.org Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan on Thursday questioned attorney D. John Sauer about former President Donald Trump’s alleged actions related to attempts to overthrow the…

Trump's lawyer says presidents could get away with crimes if they aren't discovered until after they leave office

aol.com None Trump's lawyers say a president can get away with crimes if Congress doesn't find out about it while they're in office. • None If a president leaves before Congress can…

ByteDance would rather torpedo TikTok than sell it

theregister.com Between shutting down or selling TikTok, owner ByteDance would prefer doing the former. This according to Reuters, which cites four sources. ByteDance's worst-case-scenario…

Trump lawyer tells SCOTUS that president could have immunity after ordering military to assassinate a political rival

aol.com None The Supreme Court heard arguments on Thursday over whether to grant Trump sweeping legal immunity. • None Trump's lawyer argued that even ordering the military to kill…

SEC sued over Ethereum, crypto firm asks court to state token is not a security

fortune.com A bitter legal fight between the crypto industry and the Securities and Exchange Commission grew more intense on Thursday as Consensys, a major backer of the Ethereum…

SEC sued over Ethereum, crypto firm asks court to state token is not …

archive.ph A bitter legal fight between the crypto industry and the Securities and Exchange Commission grew more intense on Thursday as Consensys, a major backer of the Ethereum…

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Invokes ‘The Former Guy’ Trump Nickname In Final Leg Of Supreme Court Immunity Hearing

mediaite.com Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson used President Joe Biden’s “the former guy” nickname for former President Donald Trump during the final minutes of a Supreme Court hearing on…

Breaking down TikTok’s legal arguments around free speech, national security claims

techcrunch.com Social media platform TikTok says that a bill banning the app in the U.S. is “unconstitutional” and that it will fight this latest attempt to restrict its use in court. The…

CNN Plays Infamous Nixon Clip to Put Trump Immunity Claims in Historical Context

mediaite.com After Thursday’s arguments at the Supreme Court on whether or not a president should have full immunity from criminal prosecution, CNN’s Anderson Cooper turned to historian…

TikTok could soon be sold. Here's how much it's worth

aol.com TikTok could be under new ownership at this time next year, after President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed a bill that gives the social media company about 12 months to…

TikTok could soon be sold. Here's how much it's worth and who could buy it

cbsnews.com TikTok could be under new ownership at this time next year, after President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed a bill that gives the social media company about 12 months to…

Clarence Thomas Kicks Off Trump Immunity Hearing By Saying Past Presidents Have Been Part Of Coups Without Prosecution

mediaite.com Justice Clarence Thomas asked the first question after Michael Dreeben, who was arguing against Donald Trump’s claims of absolute presidential immunity for special counsel…

TikTok has promised to sue over the potential US ban. What’s the legal outlook?

bostonherald.com By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS (AP Business Writer) NEW YORK (AP) — Legislation forcing TikTok’s parent company to sell the video-sharing platform or face a ban in the U.S.…

‘Why Shouldn’t We Send it Back?’ Chief Justice Roberts Suggests Kicking the Can Down the Road on Trump Immunity Case

mediaite.com Chief Justice John Roberts suggested delaying the decision on former President Donald Trump’s immunity case while questioning Michael Dreeben, the attorney representing…

The Kentucky Legislature Removed The Governor's Power To Temporarily Appoint A Senator

reason.com Back in August 2023, I wrote about a potential Seventeenth Amendment conflict in Kentucky. Under Kentucky law, in the event of a Senate vacancy, the Governor could only…

‘OK, OK, Can We Call It Immunity?!’ Justice Gorsuch Gets Exasperated With Special Counsel’s Lawyer in Testy Exchange

mediaite.com During Thursday’s arguments in front of the Supreme Court for former President Donald Trump’s claim to have total presidential immunity, Justice Neil Gorsuch got audibly…

Does Trump Have Immunity? What the Supreme Court Will Decide

youtube.com The US Supreme Court has never considered whether former presidents are immune from criminal prosecution for acts they took in office. Before Donald Trump, the court never…

Ketanji Brown Jackson Hits Trump Lawyer John Sauer With Devastating Question

mediaite.com Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson hit Trump attorney John Sauer with a fairly devastating question during a Supreme Court hearing on former President Donald Trump’s claim of…

TikTok vows to take US ban bill to the courts. It faces an uphill climb

aol.com TikTok has vowed to challenge in court a new law that could result in a ban of the video app in the US, calling the bill "unconstitutional." But the social media giant could…

US sell-or-ban ultimatum against TikTok stirs unease in China

scmp.com In response, China’s state media on Thursday published various opinion pieces to slam Washington’s sell-or-ban ultimatum on TikTok. US President Joe Biden on Wednesday…

TikTok Promises to Sue Over Potential U.S. Ban: ‘We Expect to Prevail’

billboard.com President Joe Biden signed into law a national security bill on Wednesday that would force TikTok to be sold by its owner, ByteDance, or face a possible ban in the United…

A conversation with White House Correspondents’ Association president Kelly O’Donnell

poynter.org This Saturday, one of the biggest media events of the year will take place in Washington, D.C. Celebrities, politicians and media will all cross paths at the annual White…

Why I joined other former military leaders in rejecting Trump’s immunity claim

msnbc.com 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…

TikTok says it will sue U.S. over sell-or-ban law on First Amendment grounds

fortune.com Legislation forcing TikTok’s parent company to sell the video-sharing platform or face a ban in the U.S. received President Joe Biden’s official signoff Wednesday. But the…

Cassidy Hutchinson: Trump Leaves 'Bodies' of Loyal Allies Behind

thewrap.com Cassidy Hutchinson, the former Trump White House staffer who served as an assistant to Chief of Staff Mark Meadows before testifying against Trump in front of the Jan. 6…

TikTok has promised to sue over the potential US ban. What's the legal outlook?

apnews.com Legislation forcing TikTok's parent company to sell the video-sharing platform or face a ban in the U.S. received President Joe Biden's official signoff Wednesday. But the…

How TikTok’s Chinese parent company will rely on an American right to keep the app alive

aol.com TikTok’s expected legal challenge to a law signed Wednesday by President Joe Biden forcing the popular app’s parent company to spin off its US operations could be a seminal…

TikTok CEO Assures Overcoming US Ban; Says “We Aren’t Going Anywhere”

coingape.com TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew has assured the users of the application that the company will fight and overcome the US ban. According to Reuters, the CEO stated that the social…

TikTok CEO says fight over ban will head to court: 'We aren't going anywhere'

nbcnews.com TikTok CEO Shou Chew said Wednesday that the company would go to court to try to remain online in the United States. In a video posted on the app, Chew denounced a potential…

Will TikTok Be Banned in the U.S.? What the New Law Means for the App’s Users

variety.com TikTok could be banned in the U.S. as soon as January 2025. Here’s what the new law means for users of the popular short-form video app. Did the TikTok Ban Bill Become a…

You Only Had To Listen: Ron Paul Destroys Mike Johnson For Betraying America

zerohedge.com You Only Had To Listen: Ron Paul Destroys Mike Johnson For Betraying America Former US Congressman Ron Paul has gone completely ham on Speaker Mike Johnson, first - writing…

TikTok CEO Torches Potential Ban, Cites Freedom of Speech Violations: ‘We Aren’t Going Anywhere’

thewrap.com As President Joe Biden signed a security bill that would force TikTok to be sold by its owner ByteDance or face a possible national ban, the social media platform’s CEO Shou…

TikTok CEO expects to defeat U.S. restrictions

theglobeandmail.com TikTok’s chief executive said on Wednesday that the company expects to win a legal challenge to block legislation signed into law by President Joe Biden that he said would…

TikTok Will File Court Challenge to U.S. Divest-or-Ban Law, CEO Says: ‘The Facts and the Constitution Are on Our Side’

variety.com As expected, TikTok said it will file a lawsuit seeking to block the U.S.’s legislation — signed into law Wednesday by President Biden — that will ban the app unless its…

TikTok CEO Reacts to Law That Could Ban App: “We Aren’t Going Anywhere”

hollywoodreporter.com TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Capitol Hill on March 23, 2023 in Washington, DC. On Wednesday morning, President Biden…

Column: Social Security is again in the crosshairs of a GOP budget, even though a long-term fix would be simple

latimes.com House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.): His caucus makes no secret about what it intends to do with government services, and it’s not pretty. A hoary old chestnut in government…

The Supreme Court’s legitimacy depends on a speedy ruling in the Trump immunity case

msnbc.com On April 25, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments regarding Donald Trump’s claim that he is immune from prosecution for his actions while president on Jan. 6, 2021,…

The alarming implications of Trump’s immunity claim

reason.com When Congress impeaches and removes a federal official, the Constitution says, "the party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to indictment, trial, judgment…

Amash Battling Trump-Endorsed Deep-State Doozie For Michigan Senate Nomination

zerohedge.com Amash Battling Trump-Endorsed Deep-State Doozie For Michigan Senate Nomination Former Rep. Justin Amash on Monday announced that his Senate campaign had submitted the…

Trump's hush money case isn't a mafia trial. Here's why it feels like one

msnbc.com First thing Thursday morning, a woman identified only as Juror No. 2 told Judge Juan Merchan that, upon reflection, she feared she could no longer be an impartial…

Massachusetts cities, towns consider following Brookline’s tobacco sales ban

bostonherald.com Brookline’s ban on tobacco sales to anyone born this century is inspiring other cities and towns across Greater Boston to follow suit, while critics worry about “unintended…

Anti-Trump Legal Pundits — Including Jeffrey Toobin, Jennifer Rubin, and George Conway

mediaite.com Shannon Stapleton/Pool Photo via AP A group of anti-Trump legal pundits representing a wide range of media outlets meet weekly to discuss the former president’s trials,…

Analysis: What to watch as Supreme Court weighs whether Trump is immune from prosecution

pbs.org The U.S. Supreme Court wraps up arguments for this term with two of the most contentious issues of the year: abortion and former President Donald Trump’s claim of absolute…

Here's why Biden administration believes new student loan forgiveness plan will survive legal challenges

cnbc.com After the Supreme Court blocked President Joe Biden's first plan to forgive student debt last summer, his administration set out to create a relief package that would…

Nobody Wants To Let Trump Hold Half A Billion Dollars To Bond Out Of Civil Fraud Judgment

dealbreaker.com Yesterday morning Trump’s lawyers informed the First Judicial Department that their client has tried and failed to get someone — anyone! — to front the $550 million it will…

ByteDance’s web of apps could get tangled up in TikTok ban

axios.com As a TikTok divestment law races to passage, TikTok's parent company ByteDance must reckon with the legislation across all of its apps, many of which are growing rapidly in…

Does the constitution protect the right to get high?

reason.com The Constitution of the War on Drugs, by David Pozen, Oxford University Press, 304 pages, $27.95 When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Justice Samuel…

How 2 participants in Houston's basic-income program plan to spend the $500 a month: 'When you live paycheck to paycheck, it's horrible'

businessinsider.com Uplift Harris will give $500 a month to participants around Houston, Texas, with payments set to begin in April. John Coletti / Getty Images Houston's basic-income program…