The U.S. Supreme Court threw out a lower court decision that had rejected Donald Trump’s bid to shield himself from federal criminal charges. The court ruled that former presidents are shielded from prosecution for “official acts” within their constitutional authority, as opposed to a private capacity. The decision came in Trump’s appeal of a lower
Washington — 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, a landmark decision in the height of an election season that could further delay the start of his criminal trial in Washington, D.C. The 6-3 decision tosses
Washington — 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, a landmark decision at the height of an election season that could further delay the start of his criminal trial in Washington, D.C. The 6-3 decision along
CBS News Live CBS News 24/7 Live Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday ordered lower courts to take another look at a pair of laws from Florida and Texas that imposed restrictions on how social media companies can moderate the content posted to their platforms. Justice Elena Kagan delivered the court’s opinion, which tossed
Illegal crossings along the U.S. southern border fell to a 3-year low in June following President Biden’s drastic move to curtail asylum and continued efforts by Mexico to stop migrants heading north, according to preliminary Customs and Border Protection data obtained by CBS News. Border Patrol processed approximately 84,000 migrants who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border
Washington — In the eighth week of his bribery trial, lawyers for Sen. Bob Menendez are expected to begin calling witnesses after the prosecution rested its case last week following testimony from 30 witnesses. The New Jersey Democrat and his wife, Nadine Menendez — both who have pleaded not guilty — are accused of taking
Washington — In the eighth week of his bribery trial, lawyers for Sen. Bob Menendez began calling witnesses after the prosecution rested its case last week following testimony from 30 witnesses. The New Jersey Democrat and his wife, Nadine Menendez — both who have pleaded not guilty — are accused of taking hundreds of thousands