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…

Trump trial live updates: Ex-tabloid publisher David Pecker grilled by defense

nbcnews.com Bove, Trump's lawyer, resumed his cross-examination of Pecker with a line of questions about former Trump aide Hope Hicks. Bove is attempting to draw out possible…

Alvin Bragg's Show Trial of Donald Trump Is an Attack on the Rule of Law

newsweek.com The "criminal" trial of former president Donald J. Trump is underway, and there is much speculation about the merits of the case. We can dispense with that up front: the…

School’s out

reason.com The ole college try: Occupy Wall Street-style campus protests of Israel's war in Gaza are officially a thing. Tent encampments that went up at Columbia University have now…

Pressed on the ‘assassination’ question, Team Trump doubles down

msnbc.com As special counsel Jack Smith’s elections case against Donald Trump has progressed, the former president hasn’t just proclaimed his innocence. The Republican and his defense…

A lower Manhattan courtroom just dealt a fatal blow to the Trump mystique

msnbc.com On opening night of the Republican National Convention in 2016, Donald Trump came out onstage like a pro wrestler, amid clouds from a smoke machine and dramatic shadows. It…

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…

Supreme Court probes assassinations and coups in Trump immunity hearing

axios.com Could a president really have political opponents assassinated or carry out a coup in the U.S. without facing a criminal trial? That "absolute immunity" claim was what…

Chris Hayes Says Apparent ‘Philosophical Endorsement’ of Trump Immunity Claims by SCOTUS Is ‘Genuinely Shocking’

thewrap.com On Thursday the justice of the Supreme Court appeared to endorse the idea that Donald Trump should be afforded some degree of presidential immunity from criminal charges…

Supreme Court Justices Weigh 'Absolute Immunity' For Trump, Lean Toward Some Protection: 'We Have Seen This Process Where The Loser Gets Thrown In Jail'

benzinga.com The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative justices are deliberating over former President Donald Trump’s claim for immunity from prosecution for actions taken during his…

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…

At Supreme Court, Trump lawyer backs away from absolute immunity argument

nbcnews.com WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump has long argued for absolute immunity in his federal election interference case, but his lawyer struck a different tone Thursday…

The Supreme Court seems divided over Donald Trump’s immunity

economist.com THE PETITIONER in Trump v United States was not present on April 25th when the Supreme Court considered whether he and other ex-presidents should enjoy immunity from…

Supreme Court justices dance around question of whether Trump could pardon himself if he wins reelection

aol.com None Self-pardoning wasn't on the table at Thursday's Supreme Court hearing. • None It was clearly on the justices' minds as they weighed if Trump should enjoy presidential…

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warns of the Oval Office turning into a 'crime center' if Trump gets the sweeping immunity he wants

businessinsider.com Ketanji Brown Jackson was a former clerk for Justice Stephen Breyer. Anna Moneymaker, David Becker, Douglas Rissing/Getty Images; Isabel Fernandez-Pujol Justice Ketanji…

Trump Attorney in Immunity Case Tells Fox He’s ‘Excited’ for Supreme Court Decision After Oral Argument

mediaite.com Will Scharf, a member of former President Donald Trump’s legal team representing him in his presidential immunity case, told Fox News’ Martha MacCallum on Thursday afternoon…

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…

Supreme Court might not give Trump sweeping immunity

aol.com None Donald Trump appears unlikely to get the sweeping presidential immunity he wants. • None But a majority of Supreme Court justices appear ready to hand the former…

Amy Coney Barrett may disappoint Donald Trump

newsweek.com Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett may disappoint Donald Trump in his presidential immunity case, according to legal experts. On Thursday, the Court's justices heard…

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…

‘Shame on Him!’ Fox News Legal Panel Torches Trump Attorney for Waiving Supreme Court Rebuttal

mediaite.com Fox News contributors Leo Terrell and Jonathan Turley torched D. John Sauer, the lawyer who represented Trump in his presidential immunity case at the Supreme Court on…

Donald Trump had a fantastic day in the Supreme Court today

vox.com Then-President Donald Trump shakes hands with Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who Trump placed on the Supreme Court. | Getty Images It’s unclear if the Court will explicitly hold…

Trump lawyer tells Supreme Court that political assassinations could be covered by presidential immunity

semafor.com Semafor Signals Supported by Insights from The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and Business Insider The News The US Supreme Court on Thursday considered whether…

Kayleigh McEnany Argues Trump Should Be ‘Feeling Quite Good’ About SCOTUS Immunity Argument: He ‘Could Get An 8 Month Delay’

mediaite.com Fox News’ Kayleigh McEnany argued that former President Donald Trump should be “feeling quite good” after oral arguments in his presidential immunity case on Thursday. “So…

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…

‘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…

Donald Trump lawyer makes surprising admission to Amy Coney Barrett

newsweek.com Conservative Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett's questioning of former President Donald Trump's lawyer pertaining to immunity claims could allow the former president's…

Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson Grills Trump Attorney About Dangers of Allowing ‘Most Powerful Person in the World’ to Be Immune from Prosecution

mediaite.com Supreme Court Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson intensely grilled attorney D. John Sauer during oral arguments as he attempted to argue former President Donald Trump was…

‘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…

Though it hardly seemed possible, Giuliani’s legal troubles intensify

msnbc.com As a defamation trial brought by former Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss advanced late last year, Rudy Giuliani’s attorney largely conceded…

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…

Donald Trump demands "workable" Mar-a-Lago raid videos

newsweek.com Donald Trump is requesting that Special Counsel Jack Smith's hand over more easily viewable Mar-a-Lago security footage obtained as part of the classified documents case. In…

SCOTUS asks Trump's lawyer whether a president would have immunity after ordering assassination of political rival: It would 'depend on the hypothetical'

businessinsider.com Trump's lawyer is arguing immunity in front of the Supreme Court. Curtis Means-Pool/Getty Images;Chelsea Jia Feng/Bi Justices are under pressure to issue a quick ruling on…

Trump back in New York court for hush money trial while the Supreme Court hears his presidential immunity case

pbs.org A reluctant Donald Trump returned to a New York City courtroom Thursday as his hush money trial resumed at the same time that the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in…

Listen Live: Supreme Court Hears Trump's Presidential Immunity Appeal

zerohedge.com Listen Live: Supreme Court Hears Trump's Presidential Immunity Appeal The Supreme Court will hear oral argument today over former President Donald Trump’s claim that he’s…

Supreme Court to hear Trump immunity claim in election interference case

cnbc.com U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an update on the so-called Operation Warp Speed program, the joint Defense Department and HHS initiative that has struck deals with…

How the Supreme Court weaponizes its own calendar

vox.com Former President Donald Trump greets his own appointee, Justice Neil Gorsuch, ahead of the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives on…

Supreme Court tackles Trump's broad claim of presidential immunity in election interference case

nbcnews.com WASHINGTON — Tackling an unprecedented and politically fraught issue, the Supreme Court on Thursday considers former President Donald Trump’s assertion of total immunity…

Supreme Court to decide Trump's fate

axios.com There's more on the line on Thursday at the Supreme Court than in any other court date former President Trump has had — for him, for the office of the presidency, and most…

Supreme Court’s ‘Real Evil’ Is Its Delay of Trump’s Immunity Case, Andrew Weissmann Says: ‘Political With a Capital P’

thewrap.com Andrew Weissmann dug into the Supreme Court’s forthcoming opening statements on former President Donald Trump’s immunity case Wednesday, telling MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace on…

Trump's Presidential Immunity Claim Under Supreme Court Review: 'It's So Fundamental To The Presidency'

benzinga.com The U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to review a case on Thursday that questions if former President Donald Trump can assert immunity from prosecution for actions carried out…

Jack Smith’s One Job Is to Take Donald Trump to Trial Before the Election. (The Supreme Court May Not Let Him.)

vanityfair.com When the Supreme Court of the United States ruled for the independent counsel investigating Richard Nixon’s role in the Watergate break-in, the justices took 16 days to…

Why the Supreme Court Is Unlikely to Agree With Trump's Immunity Claim

newsweek.com The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this Thursday on the issue of whether former President Donald Trump can be criminally prosecuted for his efforts to overturn the…

The Supreme Court is about to decide if a president can get away with committing crimes while in office

aol.com None Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to recognize that he had total legal immunity as president. • None He wants to toss Jack Smith's case over his attempt to…

Jack Smith 'Hypothetical' Could Turn Trump Immunity Claim Against SCOTUS

newsweek.com Special Counsel Jack Smith's team should present an extreme "hypothetical" argument against absolute immunity for presidents accused of crimes by suggesting it could be used…

Trump allies zero in on hush-money prosecutor

axios.com Donald Trump's allies have quickly found a target in Matthew Colangelo, the Manhattan prosecutor who delivered the opening statement in the historic hush-money case against…

The Narrowest Ground for Deciding Trump v. United States

reason.com I argued in a blog post on Sunday, April 21st that Special Counsel Jack Smith lacked defendant standing to defend the U.S. government's victory in the D.C. Circuit, in the…

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…

"F**king Clown Show": Unsealed Court Docs Reveal Biden DOJ Colluded With National Archives To Target Trump, Jack Smith Tried To Conceal

zerohedge.com "F**king Clown Show": Unsealed Court Docs Reveal Biden DOJ Colluded With National Archives To Target Trump, Jack Smith Tried To Conceal Newly unsealed documents in Donald…

Why those who wish to see Trump jailed soon will be disappointed

economist.com The prosecutors trying to convict Donald Trump face a highly unusual deadline. Retaking the presidency would offer Mr Trump his best escape from jeopardy: once back in the…

A court rejects Donald Trump’s claim to absolute immunity

economist.com ON THE campaign trail, Donald Trump has been saying he would be a “dictator” on the first day of his second presidency. Mr Trump may be half-joking when he announces this…

What to know in the Supreme Court case about immunity for former President Trump

pbs.org The Supreme Court has scheduled a special session to hear arguments over whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted over his efforts to undo his 2020 election…