Attorneys for Donald Trump indicated in a letter to the presiding judge in the former president’s hush money case that they want him to postpone sentencing and set aside the trial verdict following the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling Monday. The lawyers said they want to brief New York state Judge Juan Merchan on the […]
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GA attorneys weigh in on Supreme Court’s decision regarding presidential immunity in criminal cases
Georgia attorneys are weighing in on the Supreme Court’s decision regarding presidential immunity in criminal cases. “Essentially it’s gutted the Georgia case as far as going forward anytime soon,” Attorney Manny Arora said. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court voted six to three, rejecting Donald Trump’s claim of presidential immunity from criminal prosecution. [DOWNLOAD: Free […]
Making Sense of the Supreme Court’s Presidential Immunity Ruling
From the The Collision on The Dispatch Welcome again to The Collision. We’re back early this week because we finally got a decision from the Supreme Court on presidential immunity. Sort of. We’ll explain it all down below, then we’ll be taking the rest of the week off for the holiday. Meanwhile, we’ll take a […]
The Disturbing Footnote in Supreme Court’s Trump Immunity Ruling
As a part of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Monday on presidential immunity, the highest court in the land officially determined that a sitting president cannot be criminally prosecuted, promising an abrupt end to some of Donald Trump’s remaining criminal trials should he be elected in November. While the Department of Justice has long held […]
Supreme Court’s immunity ruling will delay Trump’s Jan. 6 case until after the election
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision will further delay former President Donald Trump‘s Washington criminal case related to his efforts to stop the transfer of power in the lead-up to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, virtually guaranteeing that Trump’s trial won’t start before Election Day. Instead, the high court’s ruling […]
Supreme Court’s Trump immunity ruling offers victory to Missouri Republican AG candidate
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that former President Donald Trump enjoys presumptive immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts he took while in office, a victory for Will Scharf, his attorney and a Republican candidate for Missouri attorney general. Scharf and another Missouri lawyer, former Missouri Solicitor General D. John Sauer, argued Trump […]
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The supreme court has ruled that a former president has absolute immunity for his core constitutional powers. The decision fell along party lines, with six conservative justices ruling against three liberal ones. But the court finds that former presidents are not entitled to immunity from prosecution for actions taken in a private capacity. Monday’s decision […]
The Supreme Court’s decision on Trump immunity is expected Monday
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s final day of the term will be Monday, when it issues a critical decision on whether former President Donald Trump has immunity from prosecution for his actions related to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Here’s what to watch: When will the court rule? The court […]
Courts keep telling Biden his student loan scam is illegal. Will it stop him? Nah!
President Joe Biden loves to harp on how he’s the only one who can save us from democracy-destroying Donald Trump. Well, let’s take a look at what Biden boasted recently on social media: “The Supreme Court tried to block me from relieving student debt. But they didn’t stop me. I’ve relieved student debt for over 5 […]
Lone Tree pickleball courts causing ‘unbearable conditions’
DENVER (KDVR) — The city of Lone Tree is being sued for the noise created by pickleball players at its recreational center courts, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in Douglas County. The suit, brought by five Lone Tree residents, alleges that the noise has exceeded “all reasonable standards” and is depriving them of “quiet […]
Supreme Court’s overturning of 40-year Chevron ruling is a win for the Trump deregulatory agenda
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump has been out of office for more than three years, but he just notched a big win at the Supreme Court. Friday’s ruling that overturned an important 1984 ruling called Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council was a belated victory for Trump’s deregulatory agenda, with all three of his […]
Supreme Court’s Jan. 6 ruling expected to ripple through rioters’ cases but not necessarily Trump’s
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s ruling Friday in favor of a Jan. 6 defendant charged with obstruction of an official proceeding quickly triggered activity to revisit that charge in other Capitol rioter cases, but it’s unlikely to derail former President Donald Trump‘s federal election interference case. Justice Department officials and attorneys for Jan. 6 defendants […]