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Presidential Immunity
Trump’s Legal Troubles Just Got a Lot Smaller There will be no more convictions before the election. Maybe ever. And he’s not going to jail.
just asking questions
July 8, 2024
Did the Supreme Court Kill Every Case Against Trump? Law professor Steve Vladeck on where a radical ruling leaves the former president’s prospects in court.
just asking questions
July 2, 2024
The Coming ‘Mini Trial’ of Donald Trump Legal analyst Norm Eisen says that even after the Supreme Court’s immunity decision, Trump faces some dark days in federal court.
6 Takeaways From the Supreme Court’s Decision on Trump and Presidential Immunity A president (probably) can’t order SEAL Team Six to kill a rival. And there’s no chance of a trial before the election.
presidential immunity
July 1, 2024
Supreme Court Gives Trump Partial Win in Immunity Case The former president isn’t off the hook, but it’s increasingly unlikely that his election-subversion trial will take place before November.
early and often
July 1, 2024
Supreme Court Gives Trump Permission to Stand Above Law In another landmark decision, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority guts Trump’s federal trial and green-lights the imperial presidency.
Trump and the SEAL Team Six Scenario The hypothetical of a president ordering a political assassination continues to haunt Trump’s quest for immunity.
The Supreme Court’s Make-or-Break Decision on Trump Watch closely because this will be the most important political moment of the summer.
The Idea of Presidential Immunity Is Not As Ridiculous As You’ve Heard Trump’s legal team is making one argument that’s silly — but another one that’s not.
presidential immunity
Feb. 6, 2024
Supreme Court Appeal Is Trump’s Last Hope to Avoid Trial in 2024 His real strategy is to delay a reckoning in the election-interference case until after November, and the justices could help him by moving slowly.
early and often
Jan. 3, 2024
2024 Drama Kicks Off With Shutdown Threat and Trump Showdowns With congressional funding cliffs, GOP presidential primaries, and Trump court decisions, January and February are sure to be chaotic.