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US Supreme Court signals delay in ruling on Trump's claim of absolute immunity

The Supreme Court on Thursday appeared likely to reject former President Donald Trump’s claim of absolute immunity from prosecution over election interference, but several justices signaled reservations about the charges that could cause a lengthy delay, possibly beyond November’s election.

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Trump immunity case suggests new role for supreme court: kingmaker

Oral arguments over former president’s claim of immunity seem to have left Trump happier than the justice department

The Guardian - US

Trump the elephant in the room as supreme court hearing strays into the surreal

Justices heard immunity arguments – and the conservative majority seemed determined to talk about anything but the case at hand

The Guardian - US

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Possible delay and crime incentives: key takeaways from Trump immunity case

US supreme court hears three hours of oral arguments on whether ex-president has absolute immunity from criminal prosecution

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Justice Kavanaugh Questions Special Counsel On Presidential Immunity

Justice Kavanaugh and counsel Dreeben discuss the legal complexities of prosecuting a president for official acts.

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Justice Kavanaugh Raises Concerns About Charges Against Presidents

Justice Kavanaugh's concerns about the federal election subversion case involving Trump highlight the complexities of presidential conduct and legal accoun...

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Justice Kavanaugh Signals Support For Trump In Supreme Court Case

Justice Kavanaugh's questions during a Supreme Court hearing suggest potential support for Trump's legal positions on presidential immunity.

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Supreme Court appears skeptical of blanket immunity for a former president

A majority of justices appeared skeptical of granting a president blanket immunity from prosecution for criminal acts, but it is unclear whether the court would act swiftly to resolve the case.

WEKU

The Supreme Court opens the door to more discrimination claims involving job transfers

The U.S. Supreme Court has made it easier for workers to bring employment discrimination suits over job transfers. The decision was unanimous, but the reasoning was not.

WEKU

Supreme Court gives skeptical eye to key statute used to prosecute Jan. 6 rioters

Conservatives on the court expressed varying degrees of skepticism about the charge of obstructing an official proceeding.

WEKU

Most Justices Seem Skeptical of Charging Capitol Rioters With Obstructing an Official Proceeding

The Supreme Court's interpretation of the statute also could affect two charges against Donald Trump.

Reason

Supreme Court Rules There Is No "Legislative Exception" to the Takings Clause

The decision is unanimous, though some related issues have been left for later resolution.

Reason

Prof: Trump lawyers would fail my class

Trump team's Supreme Court brief on criminal immunity gets low marks

Salon

Florida Man Sentenced To Prison For Threatening Chief Justice

Florida man sentenced for threatening Chief Justice John Roberts, California man pleads not guilty to attempting murder of Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

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The Guardian - US

One Way Back review: Christine Blasey Ford faces down Brett Kavanaugh again

The professor who accused a US supreme court nominee of sexual assault uses her memoir to restate her case

Salon

Expert: Trump SCOTUS filing may backfire

"It actually might turn him off," NYU Prof. Ryan Goodman says after Trump misstates Kavanaugh's views

WEKU

Texas immigration law put on hold; Mississippi cops who tortured 2 men sentenced

A federal appeals court put a controversial Texas immigration law on hold hours after the Supreme Court allowed it to take effect. Six former Mississippi officers are sentenced for torturing two men.

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Christine Blasey Ford Discusses Her New Memoir On 'The View'

Christine Blasey Ford discusses her testimony against Brett Kavanaugh on 'The View,' highlighting her challenges and the importance of standing up against ...

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'Hamstringing the Government': A Viral Narrative Distorts Ketanji Brown Jackson's Understanding of Free Speech

If partisans have one thing in common, it's confirmation bias.

Reason

Court Should Focus on Coercion in Murthy v. Missouri

The government is entitled to try to persuade social media to take down posts, but not to coerce them to do so.

WEKU

Supreme Court seems wary of barring government contacts with social media

At issue was a sweeping Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision that barred government officials from having contacts with social media platforms.

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Christine Blasey Ford aims to own her story with 'One Way Back'

In an interview with NPR, Ford says it was only a couple of years ago that she felt ready to revisit how her life was upended by Brett Kavanaugh's rise to a position on the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Guardian - US

Brett Kavanaugh knows truth of alleged sexual assault, Christine Blasey Ford says in book

In memoir, professor whose accusation rocked 2018 supreme court hearings says rightwing justice not ‘consummately honest person’

WEKU

How states giving rights to fetuses could set up a national case on abortion

Fetal personhood made headlines recently when the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that embryos are "extrauterine children." The ruling raised questions across the country about fetal personhood.

WEKU

Will the timing of the Supreme Court's Trump case mean no trial before the election?

The court could have moved faster. It has historically done that in other big cases with political ramification.

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