On July 1, the Supreme Court ruled that presidents and former presidents enjoy “absolute immunity” from criminal prosecution for “conduct within his exclusive sphere of constitutional authority,” setting guidelines for which acts in former President Donald Trump’s federal election case can remain in the indictment but leaving large amounts of litigation for the district court.
Presidents have immunity for official acts in office, Supreme Court rules – CBS News Watch CBS News The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that former President Donald Trump is entitled to immunity from federal prosecution for official actions he took while in office. Jan Crawford reports on the landmark decision and Bob Costa has more
CBS News Live CBS News 24/7 Live Washington — President Biden will deliver remarks Monday night on the Supreme Court’s landmark decision that former President Donald Trump is immune from prosecution for official acts he took while in office. Mr. Biden is expected to give remarks at 7:45 p.m. ET at the White House. The Supreme
Washington — President Biden condemned the Supreme Court’s landmark decision that former President Donald Trump is immune from prosecution for official acts he took while in office, saying it “almost certainly means that there are virtually no limits on the president can do.” “This is a fundamentally new principle and it’s a dangerous precedent, because the power
A Washington County election policy change caused 259 voters to be disenfranchised in the 2024 primary election, the complaint alleges. A new legal case in Pennsylvania may revive the debate over the rules surrounding voters’ signatures on the envelopes of mail-in ballots. In Pennsylvania, voters casting mail-in ballots place their marked ballot in an envelope,
Washington — Rep. Victoria Spartz, an Indiana Republican, has been charged with a weapons violation for an alleged incident that occurred at Dulles International Airport in Virginia. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority confirmed Spartz was charged on Friday. The Transportation Security Administration would not confirm Spartz’s involvement, but said officers last week “detected a .380
Democratic governor turns a blind eye to state’s population decline Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D.) (Getty Images) More than 87,000 people fled Illinois between 2021 and 2022, causing the state to lose nearly $10 billion in income, according to the most recent IRS data. Governor J.B. Pritzker (D.) denies that Illinois is suffering from population