In response to the Supreme Court’s disastrous 6–3 decision on Monday granting Trump expansive immunity from criminal prosecution, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez issued a stern condemnation of the court’s “corruption crisis beyond its control” and vowed to issue articles of impeachment against the Supreme Court once Congress reconvenes after Labor Day. Twitter screenshot Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC: […]
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Biden slams Supreme Court immunity ruling, says it lets presidents ignore the law
President Joe Biden blasted the Supreme Court’s decision granting former and future presidents immunity from prosecution for official acts saying it gives the executive office, and possibly Donald Trump, the power “to do whatever he pleases, whenever he wants to do it.” Speaking from the Cross Hall in the White House Monday evening, Biden panned […]
Trump seeks to set aside New York verdict hours after Supreme Court ruling
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers on Monday asked the New York judge who presided over his hush money trial to set aside his conviction and delay his sentencing scheduled for later this month. The letter to Judge Juan M. Merchan cited the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling earlier Monday and asked the judge to […]
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 […]
Joe Biden Slams ‘Dangerous’ Supreme Court Trump Immunity Ruling
President Joe Biden criticized the Supreme Court’s ruling giving former President Donald Trump legal immunity for many of his actions leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, saying that now, “there are virtually no limits on what a president can do.” “Any president, including Donald Trump, will now be free to ignore the law,” […]
Top Trump Adviser Reacts to Immunity Ruling With Three Alarming Words
With the Supreme Court’s ruling on immunity Monday morning effectively handing ultimate power to the presidency, and by extension, Donald Trump, it has opened the door to occupants of the Oval Office acting however they want. One commentator on X (formerly Twitter), Democratic influencer Harry Sisson, pointed out that given the new ruling, Joe Biden […]
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 […]
Does the Supreme Court have to issue a ruling before the term ends?
“To the best of my knowledge, the Supreme Court has always ruled on all cases heard within a term before ending that term. But have there been any exceptions? Could SCOTUS have simply recessed this term and gone on vacation without issuing a ruling on the presidential immunity case?” — Lauren T., Glen Ellen, Calif. […]
Supreme Court immunity ruling raises fears about future lawless presidents
WASHINGTON — When President Gerald Ford pardoned Richard Nixon in 1974 it was under the assumption that his predecessor could have been prosecuted for his efforts to impede the investigation into the Watergate scandal. But under the new rule implemented by the Supreme Court on Monday that partially immunized Donald Trump in his election interference […]
US Supreme Court liberals lament ruling making the president ‘a king above the law’
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The president of the United States has been elevated to the status of “a king above the law.” The occupant of the White House may order assassinations of political rivals without fear of prosecution. America’s leader may now be insulated from criminal consequences for whatever he or she wants […]
Trump says Supreme Court ruling on immunity case is a ‘win for democracy’
The US 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 election. Mr Trump hailed the ruling as a “big win for democracy”. In a […]
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 […]