Less is more: The Supreme Court should not decide immunity ‘for the ages’ 

[ After listening to two and half hours of oral argument in the Donald Trump immunity case, it is perfectly clear what the Supreme Court should decide: namely, as little as possible.   In other words, the Supreme Court should set a different tack for themselves than making an immunity decision “for the ages,” as … Read more

Supreme Court Sets April Date To Consider Whether Donald Trump Has Immunity From Prosecution

[ UPDATED: The Supreme Court will hear arguments in April on whether Donald Trump has immunity from prosecution on criminal charges that he conspired to remain in office after the 2020 election. Oral arguments are set for the week of April 22. But the high court has in the meantime stayed an appellate court mandate … Read more

Special counsel Jack Smith rebuffs Trump’s immunity claim in new filing

[ Special Counsel for the Department of Justice Jack Smith rebuffed former President Trump’s claim that he should get immunity in Smith’s case related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election in a Saturday filing. The former president’s legal team has said that Trump should be immune from prosecution in the case because the conduct … Read more

Biden says he ‘can’t think of one’ reason for total presidential immunity

[ President Biden said he “can’t think of one” reason for presidents to receive total immunity from prosecution as former President Trump pushes for the courts to grant him immunity, Bloomberg reported.  Biden reportedly made the comment on Saturday in response to a reporter’s question before he left the White House to travel to Camp … Read more