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As the justices head out on their summer vacations, here are POLITICO’s takeaways on a Supreme Court term that could transform American politics and policy for decades. Trump’
There were fresh signs of a fractured conservative coalition on the Supreme Court even as the justices reshaped federal agency and presidential power.
Trump's lawyers will formally ask NY Judge Juan Merchan to toss his conviction after a Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity.
Former President Donald Trump is turning to his social media platform to declare “total exoneration” after the Supreme Court ruled presidents have broad immunity when it comes to their actions while i
The Supreme Court ruled that former president Donald Trump is immune from prosecution for his “official acts” in office. Here’s what to know about the decision.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor's dissent in the presidential immunity case was the exact overreaction this country needs less of.
The U.S. Supreme Court's divisions deepened over its nine-month term that culminated this week with a ruling powered by its 6-3 conservative majority granting former President Donald Trump substantial criminal immunity for actions taken in office.
A leading House Democrat is preparing a constitutional amendment in response to the Supreme Court’s landmark immunity ruling
Former President Donald Trump claimed that the Supreme Court’s ruling on immunity delivered a “high level spanking” to special counsel Jack Smith.
Recent Supreme Court rulings on presidential immunity and Jan. 6 defendants, along with Joe Biden’s halting debate performance, have boosted Donald Trump.
A Supreme Court opinion giving broad immunity to former President Donald Trump matters in the current presidential race
In a CNN interview, Trump attorney Will Scharf said he believes that the Supreme Court ruling should result in Trump’s conviction being overturned.
Rudy Giuliani lost his New York law license on Tuesday, after a state appeals court found he had lied in arguing that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from his client, Republican former U.S.
If Donald Trump is elected president, the finish line for federal prosecutors is Inauguration Day, not Election Day, people familiar with the discussions said.
Opinion: The Tennessean's letters reflect the views of the authors and add to public discourse in a civil way. At issue today: Supreme Court rulings.
The court’s conservative majority, ruled that the president has at least presumptive immunity for all official acts.
Donald Trump and the conservative interests that helped him reshape the Supreme Court got most of what they wanted this term, from substantial help for Trump’s political and legal prospects to sharp b
The court's decision on Trump immunity was the last of a number of controversial rulings. Here's a breakdown of them.
The Supreme Court made clear that its bombshell decision granting broad immunity to Donald Trump was intended in part to empower future presidents to make “energetic” and “vigorous” decisions without fear of criminal prosecution.
Donald Trump and the conservative interests that helped him reshape the Supreme Court have gotten most of what they wanted this term — from substantial help for Trump’s political and legal prospects t
Trump's sentencing for his hush money conviction has been delayed while the possible impact of the Supreme Court's ruling on presidential immunity is weighed.
New York's Rep. Joseph Morelle is preparing an amendment to counter the Supreme Court's ruling that presidents are immune from criminal prosecution for official acts.
- Rudy Giuliani speaks during a news conference outside federal court in Washington, Dec. 15, 2023. Giuliani has been disbarred in New York. The former New York City mayor, federal prosecutor and legal adviser to Donald Trump received the decision Tuesday,
Justice Department officials who served under Trump during his first term fear that the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling makes it easier for him to use the DOJ against his enemies if he is re-elected president.
Before the ink was dry on the Supreme Court’s extreme presidential immunity opinion, former President Donald Trump launched a Hail Mary to derail state cases — but it won’t work, writes Norman Eisen.
Manhattan prosecutors says they would be open to delaying Donald Trump’s sentencing in his criminal hush money case following a Supreme Court ruling that granted broad immunity protections to former p
Stephen King has called out three conservative Supreme Court Justices for allegedly considering former President Donald Trump to be "above the law" in a viral social media post. King, a frequent Trump critic and the author of classic horror novels like It and The Shining,
Former President Donald Trump’s legal team is expected to use Monday’s historic Supreme Court decision granting him partial presidential immunity to attack the evidence against him in all four of his criminal cases,
Many of the victims and the families of those who were attacked in the Jan. 6, 2021, siege of the Capitol are sharing their frustration and anger with the Supreme Court.
In the term just ended, Roberts moved the law to match his priorities—and didn’t worry about getting liberal justices on board.
The opinion could hamstring all four criminal cases Trump has faced, legal experts say, leaving prosecutors in several — if not all of them — unable to proceed.
The president's reelection campaign is going on the offensive as he tries to recover from last week's disastrous debate against Donald Trump.
The court's extension of presidential immunity to official acts, no matter how personal the charged conduct, gave Trump a lifeline in lieu of a sentence.
T he U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to delay Donald Trump 's sentencing for his hush money criminal conviction until after the November election. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey's petition is asking the high court to remove the gag order that Judge Juan M.
The Biden campaign is releasing a new television ad in battleground states seizing on the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity, leveling pointed criticism towards the nation’s highest court and former President Donald Trump.
In today’s edition … AFSCME union stands by Biden, for now … Biden to meet with governors as criticism grows … but first … Fears of an unchecked executive have Democrats plotting ways to respond to the Supreme Court’s decision Monday granting presidents complete immunity from prosecution for official acts — but they don’t have many good options.
Trump's lawyers are using a Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity to try to overturn his hush money conviction
Donald Trump wants to have the White House takeover the Justice Department's investigations and the Supreme Court immunity decision supports that.
The US Supreme Court’s ruling that presidents have some immunity from criminal charges over official conduct sets up a high-stakes “mini trial” later this summer over Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election.
Judge Juan Merchan agreed to pause hush money sentencing until just weeks before the 2024 election over immunity argument.
After the SCOTUS immunity decision, it may not take much to force a hush-money retrial. An ethics form the DA showed jurors in May might do the trick.
Monday’s ruling by the Supreme Court in Donald Trump's immunity case means he cannot be held fully accountable for allegedly interfering in the 2020 election.
This disgraceful decision by the MAGA Supreme Court—which is comprised of three justices appointed by Mr. Trump himself—enables the former President to weaken our democracy by breaking the law,” the Democratic Senate leader said.
Donald Trump's sentencing for his conviction on criminal charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star was delayed on Tuesday until Sept. 18, less than seven weeks before the U.S. election. Justice Juan Merchan pushed back the sentencing date so he can weigh the former U.