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‘None of these will survive’: The Supreme Court’s immunity decision may kill all the criminal cases against Trump
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.Donald Trump -
The Hill - Politics
Can the president be officially criminal?
The Supreme Court's conservative majority has given President Trump broad immunity from criminal prosecution, leaving the lower courts and American people flabbergasted as to when the president has immunity from criminal prosecution. -
NBC News - Top stories
Sean Combs is the subject of a federal criminal investigation
Sean "Diddy" Combs' legal team was notified last week by federal authorities in the Southern District of New York that he is a subject of an ongoing criminal investigation, according to two sources familiar with Combs' ongoing legal troubles. -
The New York Times - World
Justice Department Opens Criminal Investigation in Chinese Doping Case
The move escalates a fight with China and world antidoping officials, and will cast a shadow over the Paris Olympics. -
ABC News - World
Brazil police recommend charges against former President Bolsonaro
Brazilian police have indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro for money laundering and criminal association in connection with undeclared diamonds the far-right leader received from Saudi Arabia during his time in office, according to a source ...Brazil -
The Guardian - World
Democrats in disarray as Trump immunity ruling raises stakes
With democracy at a moment of maximum peril, millions were pinning their hopes on the Democratic party as a last wall of defence – but the debate changed that. “With fear for our democracy, I dissent.” So wrote supreme court justice Sonia ...Donald Trump -
ABC News - World
Brazil's federal police indict ex-President Bolsonaro for money laundering and criminal association, source confirms
Brazil's federal police indict ex-President Bolsonaro for money laundering and criminal association, source confirmsBrazil -
NBC News - Top stories
White House weighs options after ruling on immunity as Democrats react with outrage
The White House is considering its options for a response to the Supreme Court's blockbuster ruling on immunity that handed Donald Trump a major victory, as President Joe Biden warns that an amoral future president could abuse those powers. -
NBC News - Politics
After immunity ruling, Trump’s hush money sentencing delayed
After the Supreme Court’s landmark immunity decision, the judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York has postponed his sentencing that was scheduled for July 11, moving it to mid-September. NBC’s Laura Jarrett ... -
The New York Times - World
Why the Supreme Court Immunity Ruling Worries U.S. Allies
Legal experts say the U.S. Supreme Court ruling pushes past most of the norms in effect among American allies, adding more concern about the reliability of U.S. power. -
CBS News - Top stories
Why Trump's "hush money" sentencing is being delayed over immunity ruling
Donald Trump's sentencing for the conviction in his New York "hush money" trial is being postponed until September after his lawyers moved to toss the guilty verdict because of the Supreme Court's presidential immunity ruling. Attorney and CBS ...Donald Trump -
The Guardian - World
The supreme court’s presidential immunity ruling mocks the rule of law | Corey Brettschneider
Citizens must make this presidential election about rescuing our democracy from authoritarianism. The US supreme court found this week that former presidents have presumptive immunity from prosecution for “official acts”. This ruling doesn’t just ... -
The Guardian - World
The Guardian view on Trump and presidential immunity: the return of the king | Editorial
The supreme court’s sweeping ruling is a blow to democracy in the US. The supreme court’s ruling on presidential immunity combines a tectonic constitutional shift and immediate political repercussions to devastating effect. It allows one man to ...Donald Trump -
CBS News - Top stories
Jan. 6 victims frustrated over Supreme Court ruling on Trump immunity
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.Donald Trump -
The Guardian - World
Trump would be free to obstruct justice in second term after immunity ruling
Supreme court decision means Trump could freely abuse “core” presidential functions without accountability. When the special counsel Robert Mueller testified to Congress in 2019 about the Russia investigation, he said he believed Donald Trump ...Donald Trump -
The Hill - Politics
Brother of fallen Capitol officer Sicknick slams Supreme Court immunity decision
The family of a police officer who died after responding to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots warned that the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision this week should "frighten" Americans. The Supreme Court issued a landmark decision Monday ... -
The Hill - Politics
Biden, critics fear emboldened Trump after Supreme Court immunity ruling
A Supreme Court decision giving presidents wide protection from facing charges after leaving office has sparked fears voiced by President Biden and Democratic critics that former President Trump will be further emboldened should he be elected to a ...Joe Biden -
The Hill - Politics
Trump latches on to Supreme Court immunity ruling in documents case
Former President Trump is beginning to leverage the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling in his classified documents criminal case. In court papers filed Friday, Trump asked U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to halt most proceedings in ...Donald Trump -
The Guardian - World
Trump asks judge to gut classified documents case after immunity ruling
Filing asks Aileen Cannon to take scalpel to any charges considered ‘official’ acts that could not be prosecuted. Donald Trump moved on Friday to capitalize on the US supreme court’s decision to confer broad immunity to former presidents, asking ...Donald Trump -
The New York Times - Top stories
After Immunity Ruling, Trump Seeks Delay of Classified Documents Case
The former president’s lawyers asked to freeze nearly all proceedings while they sort out whether the Supreme Court decision applies to charges focused on actions after he left the White House.Donald Trump -
NBC News - Top stories
Trump seeks pause in documents case, citing Supreme Court immunity ruling
The former president has argued that removing classified documents from the White House and allegedly designating them as personal items were "official acts."Donald Trump -
CBS News - Politics
Jan. 6 victims frustrated over Supreme Court ruling on Trump immunity
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.Donald Trump -
CBS News - Politics
Trump sentencing delayed as judge weighs Supreme Court immunity ruling
Justice Juan Merchan set a new sentencing date of Sept. 18, "if such is still necessary."Donald Trump -
CBS News - Politics
A look at the fallout from the Supreme Court's presidential immunity decision
Former President Trump is appealing his conviction in New York following the Supreme Court's ruling that presidents have immunity for official acts. Jan Crawford examines whether that will affect the conviction and how it will impact the remaining ... -
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NBC News - Politics
Conservative legal scholars say the Supreme Court's Trump immunity decision isn't conservative
The Supreme Court's decision to grant former President Donald Trump absolute immunity for some of his conduct in seeking to overturn the 2020 election has attracted a chorus of criticism from those who saw it as another sign of conservative ...Donald Trump -
CBS News - Top stories
Trump's sentencing delayed in New York conviction following Supreme Court immunity decision
Former President Donald Trump's sentencing for his New York criminal conviction has been delayed after the Supreme Court earlier this week ruled presidents have immunity for official acts while in office. CBS News' Robert Costa explains the ...New York -
The Guardian - World
The week that changed the US election: Trump’s immunity as Biden falls flat on his face
Plus: A dispatch from Wisconsin, more lies and no more lawyering for Rudy Giuliani. Hello there.. Well, that was interesting, wasn’t it? The election was trundling along pretty normally, then we get a momentous week that changed the shape of the ...Joe Biden