Jul 02 6 big takeaways from this historic Supreme Court term By Marcia Coyle Despite former President Donald Trump’s dominance of the docket, much more happened in rulings that may affect multiple aspects of American lives. Continue reading
Jul 02 Judge delays Trump’s hush money sentencing to weigh high court immunity ruling By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press The judge agreed Tuesday to put it off while weighing the possible impact of a new Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. Trump had been scheduled to face sentencing July 11 on his New York conviction on felony charges of… Continue reading
Jul 01 Key facts from the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling and how it affects presidential power By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact The ruling’s longer-term implications could be just as important as its impact on Donald Trump’s legal cases. Continue reading
Jul 01 Watch 8:08 How the Supreme Court immunity ruling reshapes presidential power By Amna Nawaz, William Brangham, Marcia Coyle, Ali Schmitz, Kyle Midura In one of the most anticipated rulings of the year, the Supreme Court declared that former President Trump is immune from criminal prosecution for any so-called “official act” taken as president, but not “unofficial ones'' taken as a candidate. Amna… Continue watching
Jul 01 WATCH: ‘No one is above the law,’ Biden says after Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity and Trump By Colleen Long, Will Weissert, Associated Press Biden spoke Monday following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that granted broad immunity from prosecution to Trump and other presidents. Biden says the public has a "right to know" Trump's role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. Continue reading
Jul 01 What does the Supreme Court immunity ruling mean for Trump? 6 questions answered By Joshua Barajas, Erica R. Hendry What happens to Trump’s federal criminal charges, especially if he is reelected? Here are five quick questions about the court’s ruling. Continue reading
Jul 01 Read the full Supreme Court decision on Trump and presidential immunity Presidents and former presidents have broad immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts they took while in office, the Supreme Court said in a 6-3 decision Monday. Continue reading
Jul 01 Supreme Court sends state efforts to regulate social media platforms back to lower courts By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The court Monday returned the cases to lower courts in challenges to the law from trade associations representing the platforms. Continue reading
Jul 01 Supreme Court’s conservatives rule for North Dakota truck stop in new challenge to federal regulations By Associated Press The justices ruled 6-3 in favor of a truck stop in North Dakota that wants to sue over a regulation on debit card swipe fees. Federal law sets a six-year deadline for broad challenges to regulations. Continue reading
Jul 01 Supreme Court: Trump’s immunity case goes back to lower court By Mark Sherman, Associated Press 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… Continue reading