1 day ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will need the Supreme Court, with three justices he appointed, to enable the most aggressive of the many actions he has taken in just the first few weeks of his second White House term.. But even a conservative majority with a robust view of presidential power might balk at some of what the president wants to do.

On February 12, 2024, Trump appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to request a stay of the 2020 election interference trial while he sought an en banc hearing from the D.C. Circuit Court. [38]

4 days ago · But Trump has nominated three out of nine members, and the court has taken an expansive view of presidential power. In a case involving criminal charges against Trump, the justices ruled that presidents are immune from prosecution …

Jul 1, 2024 · Presidents and former presidents have broad immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts they took while in office, the Supreme Court said in a 6-3 decision Monday, in a case that...

Feb 28, 2024 · The District Court denied Trump’s motion to dismiss, holding that former Presidents do not possess federal criminal immunity for any acts. The D.C. Circuit affirmed this decision.

Jul 1, 2024 · 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.

Jul 2, 2024 · With its immunity ruling on Monday, the Supreme Court granted former President Donald Trump’s wish of all but guaranteeing that his criminal trial for trying to overturn the 2020 presidential...

Jul 1, 2024 · Former President Donald Trump was indicted in August 2023 on four counts arising from Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into the January 6, 2021, attacks on the U.S. Capitol. Trump claimed that he cannot be prosecuted for his official acts as president and that a former president cannot be prosecuted unless he has first been ...

Apr 25, 2024 · Judgment: Vacated and remanded, 6-3, in an opinion by Chief Justice Roberts on July 1, 2024. Chief Justice Roberts delivered the opinion of the court, in which Justices Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh joined in full, and in which Justice Barrett joined except as to Part III-C. Justice Thomas filed a concurring opinion.

Jul 1, 2024 · The Supreme Court raised the bar for prosecuting Donald Trump, ruling that he has immunity for some of his conduct as president in his federal election interference case, but maybe not for other ...