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Trump Was Just Handed a Legal Reprieve

He may 'never face serious legal accountability for an avalanche of alleged wrongdoing'

(Newser) - In becoming the first convicted felon ever to win the presidency, Donald Trump has pulled off a remarkable escape. "Staring down four potential criminal trials on 91 charges and decades in prison ... Trump staked his defense on winning back the White House, a strategy that has now paid off,...

Democrats Try to Undo Immunity Ruling

Bill specifies what's not up to Supreme Court

(Newser) - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer introduced legislation Thursday affirming that presidents do not have immunity for criminal actions, an attempt to reverse the Supreme Court's landmark decision last month. Schumer's No Kings Act would declare that presidents are not immune from criminal law and clarify that Congress, not...

John Roberts Doesn't Look Like a Centrist After All

Joan Biskupic writes for CNN that SCOTUS chief justice's vision has 'become more aggressive' of late

(Newser) - Think Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is a centrist? Think again, per Joan Biskupic, who pens an exclusive piece for CNN on the behind-the-scenes machinations regarding the high court's recent ruling in favor of presidential immunity. Biskupic notes that Roberts has often been viewed as the voice of...

Biden: What's Happening With SCOTUS 'Is Not Normal'

Writing for WaPo , president says high court is in 'crisis of ethics,' vows to make reforms

(Newser) - In America, "no one is above the law. Not the president of the United States. Not a justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. No one." That's President Biden's assertion in an opinion piece for the Washington Post , where on Monday he vowed to...

A 'King Above the Law:' 4 Takes on Immunity Ruling

Critics fear the court has turned the president into a king, but defenders say that's overblown

(Newser) - The Supreme Court's blockbuster ruling that presidents have immunity for "official" actions continues to resonate, with all kinds of analysis on what it does and doesn't mean.
  • Carte blanche: In the view of Elie Mystal at the Nation , the ruling means that a sitting president can go
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Hours After SCOTUS Ruling, Trump Moves to Toss Conviction

His lawyers argue ruling has an impact on hush money case

(Newser) - Donald Trump apparently wasted no time putting Monday's Supreme Court ruling to use, or at least attempting to. A source tells outlets including the New York Times and CNN that Trump's lawyers on Monday submitted a letter to the judge overseeing the former president's hush money case...

Biden Tells Nation Court Ruling Removes Limits on Presidents

Brief remarks from White House include a warning that Trump could ignore the law

(Newser) - President Biden told the nation Monday night that the Supreme Court's immunity ruling issued earlier in the day means "there are virtually no limits" now on a president's actions. In brief remarks from the White House, Biden said the court majority enacted "a fundamentally new principle,...

Sotomayor Dissented 'With Fear for Our Democracy'

Trump hails SCOTUS ruling as 'big win for our constitution and democracy'

(Newser) - The Supreme Court delivered its historic ruling on presidential immunity Monday—and it was welcomed by Donald Trump, who is now immune from prosecution for "official acts" during his presidency. "Big win for our constitution and democracy," he wrote in an all-caps post on Truth Social. "...

Supreme Court Boots Trump's Immunity Case to Lower Court

Ruling dims prospect of a preelection trial

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Monday extended the delay in the Washington criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss, all but ending prospects the former president could be tried before the November election. In a historic 6-3 ruling, the justices said for...

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