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Donald Trump keeps benefiting from the Supreme Court’s criminal immunity ruling

A federal appellate panel highlighted the high court decision in litigation over Trump’s attempt to reverse his New York state hush money conviction. Read More

Appeals court hands Trump legal win, orders review of hush money case over presidential immunity

A federal appeals court said a lower court must reconsider President Donald Trump’s bid to move his hush money case from state court to a federal court. Read More

Today’s Supreme court ain’t what it used to be

In August 1974, President Richard Nixon resigned after the Supreme Court decided that tapes of presidential conversations were not protected by executive privilege. The tapes thus needed to be ... Read More

Jack Smith criticizes Supreme Court immunity decision in first remarks since Trump’s return

Former special counsel Jack Smith sharply criticized the Supreme Court‘s landmark decision that found that then former-President Donald Trump and other presidents are immune from criminal prosecution ... Read More

Trump warned he could have thrown away immunity with revenge prosecution

In a landmark immunity case last year, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts argued that sweeping presidential immunity was necessary to prevent an executive branch that "cannibalizes" itself. Read More

Justices appear doubtful of Trump's claim that he has the power to impose tariffs

The Supreme Court's justices appeared skeptical Wednesday of the Trump administration's argument that the president has the right to impose tariffs without congressional approval. Read More

Supreme Court justices pit president’s economic powers against foreign policy powers in tariffs argument

The legality of President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs was met with significant skepticism at the Supreme Court. Read More