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Supreme Court: Trump's Immunity Rulings Explained

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Discover the latest Supreme Court decisions regarding Trump's immunity and its implications. Find out what the rulings mean for the former President and the upcoming election.

The Supreme Court has made significant rulings on the immunity of former President Donald Trump for his actions during his tenure. The verdicts indicate that Trump has immunity for official acts only, not for unofficial ones. This decision could potentially delay any legal proceedings against Trump until after the upcoming election, depending on his re-election status. The court's stance on Trump's immunity has sparked debates and discussions on the implications for future legal actions involving ex-presidents.

In a separate instance, the Supreme Court addressed challenges related to social media laws in Florida and Texas. The court's decision to send these cases back to lower courts signifies a pivotal moment in the ongoing debate over state regulations on social media platforms. The issue of free speech and censorship in the digital realm continues to be a hot topic, with implications for online content moderation.

On another front, the Supreme Court's ruling on 'swipe fees' regulations highlights the complexity of financial regulations in the US. The revival of a challenge to a Federal Reserve regulation sheds light on the intricacies of economic policies and their impact on businesses and consumers. The court's involvement in such cases showcases its role in interpreting and shaping regulatory frameworks.

In conclusion, the recent Supreme Court decisions not only impact the legal landscape but also have broader societal implications. The debates on immunity, free speech, and financial regulations reflect the evolving challenges in a complex and interconnected world. These rulings serve as a reminder of the importance of judicial interpretation and its effects on governance and everyday life.

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Supreme Court says Trump has absolute immunity for official acts only (NPR)

The decision likely ensures that the case against Trump won't be tried before the election, and then only if he is not reelected.

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Supreme Court set to rule on Trump immunity in election ... (NBC News)

The Supreme Court on Monday is expected to issue its long-anticipated ruling on whether former President Donald Trump can claim immunity from prosecution ...

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Supreme Court rejects Trump's immunity claim for 'unofficial acts' but ... (ABC News)

The Supreme Court issued its highly-anticipated ruling in Donald Trump's appeal for presidential immunity from charges related to his efforts to overturn ...

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Supreme Court: Trump's immunity case goes back to lower court (PBS NewsHour)

The Supreme Court on Monday extended the delay in the Washington criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 presidential ...

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READ: Supreme Court rules Trump has some immunity in January 6 ... (CNN)

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that former presidents are entitled to immunity from prosecution for official actions – but not his private conduct.

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READ: Supreme Court issues ruling on Trump immunity (Axios)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 30: Former U.S. President Donald Trump walks to. Former President Trump after being found guilty in his hush money trial at Manhattan ...

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Supreme Court rules Trump not fully immune from criminal charges (NBC4 Washington)

The Supreme Court rejects former President Donald Trump's claim of absolute immunity from prosecution over election interference. The court holds that a...

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Supreme Court Declines to Rule on Tech Platforms' Free Speech ... (The New York Times)

The justices returned both cases, which concerned state laws that supporters said were aimed at “Silicon Valley censorship,” to lower courts.

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Supreme Court 'swipe fees' ruling may open US regulations to more ... (Reuters)

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday revived a North Dakota convenience store's challenge to a Federal Reserve regulation on debit card "swipe fees" in a ruling ...

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Supreme Court sidesteps ruling on Florida, Texas social media laws ... (ABC News)

The Supreme Court sidesteps ruling whether state laws regulating social media companies violate the 1st Amendment, sending the issue back to the lower ...

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Supreme Court says Trump has absolute immunity for core acts only (Alaska Public Media News)

The decision likely ensures that the case against Donald Trump won't be tried before the election, and then only if he is not reelected.

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Trump has immunity for official acts, US Supreme Court rules (Aljazeera.com)

Court says ex-presidents shielded from prosecution for actions within constitutional authority, not for private acts.

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Supreme Court rules Trump has limited immunity in January 6 case ... (CNN)

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Donald Trump may claim immunity from criminal prosecution for some of the actions he took in the waning days of his ...

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Supreme Court rules Trump immune for official acts, not immune for ... (NBC New York)

Supreme Court rules an ex-president is immune from criminal prosecution for official acts. But said Monday there's no immunity for unofficial acts.

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U.S. Supreme Court sends challenge to Texas' social media law ... (Texas Tribune)

The move sidesteps a landmark ruling for now. A legal challenge to the law argues that it violates the freedom of speech.

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The Supreme Court's disastrous Trump immunity decision, explained (Vox)

It holds that presidents have broad immunity from criminal prosecution — essentially, a license to commit crimes — so long as they use the official powers of ...

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Dissent From Supreme Court's Liberals Laments Expansion of ... (The New York Times)

The three Democratic appointees railed against the ruling that former President Donald J. Trump has some immunity for his official actions, declaring that ...

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Supreme Court punts on challenges to GOP social media laws (NBC News)

The Supreme Court sidestepped a final determination on whether Republican-backed laws in Florida and Texas that seek to regulate the content moderation ...

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US Supreme Court throws out rulings on state laws regulating social ... (Reuters)

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out a pair of judicial decisions involving challenges to Republican-backed laws in Florida and Texas designed to ...

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Supreme Court orders new look at social media laws in Texas and ... (CBS News)

The Supreme Court was reviewing the constitutionality of laws regulating social media companies from Texas and Florida.

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What happens next in Trump's DC election case after the Supreme ... (CNN)

The biggest question now that the Supreme Court has decided Donald Trump is entitled to some immunity from prosecution: What happens next in special counsel ...

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Presidential immunity extends to some official acts, Supreme Court ... (SC Daily Gazette)

Presidents have full immunity from charges for their official “core constitutional” acts, but no immunity for unofficial acts, justices ruled.

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Read the full Supreme Court decision on Trump and presidential ... (PBS NewsHour)

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 ...

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Supreme Court protects the future of content moderation (The Verge)

The Supreme Court issued rulings in Moody v. NetChoice and NetChoice v. Paxton concerning social media laws in Texas and Florida.

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Supreme Court sends state efforts to regulate social media platforms ... (PBS NewsHour)

The court Monday returned the cases to lower courts in challenges to the law from trade associations representing the platforms.

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Supreme Court punts social media moderation cases back to lower ... (CNBC)

Texas and Florida have passed legislation that Republican lawmakers have claimed will stop tech companies from quieting conservative opinions. The Supreme Court ...

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Takeaways from the Supreme Court's historic decision granting ... (CNN)

The Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision Monday granting Donald Trump partial immunity from special counsel Jack Smith's election subversion case, ...

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Supreme Court puts Florida and Texas Social Media Laws on hold (NPR)

The justices unanimously agreed to return the Texas and Florida cases Moody v. NetChoice and NetChoice v. Paxton to lower courts for analysis, but in doing so, ...

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Supreme Court's immunity ruling will delay Trump's Jan. 6 case until ... (NBC News)

The Supreme Court's presidential immunity decision will further delay special counsel Jack Smith's Jan. 6 case against former President Donald Trump.

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Presidential immunity extends to some official acts, Supreme Court ... (Maine Morning Star)

U.S. presidents enjoy full immunity from criminal charges for their official “core constitutional” acts, but no immunity for unofficial acts, the Supreme ...

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The Supreme Court also handed down a hugely important First ... (Vox)

A few minutes before the Court held that Trump was allowed to do crimes, it did hand Republicans a meaningful loss.

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Presidential immunity extends to some official acts, Supreme Court ... (Nebraska Examiner)

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled presidents have full criminal immunity for official “core constitutional” acts, but not for unofficial acts.

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Trump has partial immunity from prosecution, Supreme Court rules (BBC News)

The US Supreme Court has said Donald Trump and other former presidents are partially immune from criminal prosecution, in a major legal victory for the ...

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Supreme Court immunity ruling raises fears about future lawless ... (NBC News)

Although the Supreme Court ruling Monday concerned Donald Trump, it has major repercussions for future White House occupants. Former President Richard Nixon ...

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US Supreme Court Latest: Court sends Trump's immunity case back ... (WDEF News 12)

The Supreme Court extended the delay in the criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn the 2020 election ...

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Supreme Court defers on state online content moderation laws - Roll ... (Roll Call)

The Supreme Court sent back to lower courts Monday two challenges to Florida and Texas laws regulating social media platforms.

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What the Supreme Court's Immunity Decision Means for Trump (The New York Times)

The decision most likely delays Donald Trump's Jan. 6 case past the election, and if he wins in November, people close to him expect the Justice Department ...

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WATCH LIVE: Biden addresses Supreme Court ruling on ... (PBS NewsHour)

President Joe Biden is expected to speak at 7:45 p.m. EDT. Watch his remarks here.

Remarks by President Biden on the Supreme Court's Immunity ... (The White House)

With today's Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity, that fundamentally changed. For all — for all practical purposes, today's decision almost ...

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What to know about the Supreme Court's Trump immunity ruling (The Associated Press)

The Supreme Court's ruling in former President Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case makes it all but certain that the Republican will not face ...

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What does Trump's Supreme Court immunity decision mean? (Aljazeera.com)

Dissenting Justice Sotomayor warns of 'nightmare' scenarios after Trump ruling that grants presidential, presumptive immunity. Former President Donald Trump.

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Supreme Court Decision Limiting the Authority of Federal Agencies ... (Kaiser Family Foundation)

On June 28, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a longstanding legal precedent that required federal courts to defer to reasonable agency interpretation ...

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Supreme Court Won't Hear Gun Cases on High-Powered Rifles and ... (The New York Times)

Two rifles hanging on a wall. An Illinois law barred the sale of what critics call assault weapons, along with high-capacity magazines, after a mass shooting on ...

Booker Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Trump Immunity ... (Senator Cory Booker)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement after the Supreme ...

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U.S. Supreme Court rejects Texas death row inmate's petition (Texas Tribune)

Reed, on death row for more than 25 years, says he is innocent of the 1996 killing of Stacey Stites in Bastrop County.

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With one major gun case looming, US Supreme Court sidesteps others (Reuters)

The U.S. Supreme Court turned away appeals challenging a Democratic-backed ban in Illinois on assault-style rifles such as AR-15s and sidestepped several ...

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Supreme Court's Message in First Amendment Case: Tech Is Free to ... (Scientific American)

The Supreme Court kicked two cases challenging social media moderation laws in Florida and Texas back to lower courts.

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Trump seeks to overturn criminal conviction, citing Supreme Court ... (CBS News)

Former President Donald Trump is trying to overturn his recent felony conviction in the New York "hush money" criminal case.

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Supreme Court's Radical Immunity Ruling Shields Lawbreaking ... (brennancenter.org)

In a shocking and lawless opinion, the Supreme Court granted presidents broad protections from criminal prosecution for “official acts” they undertake while ...

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U.S. Supreme Court immunity ruling likely further delays Fulton ... (Michigan Advance)

A U.S. Supreme Court decision Monday establishing a legal standard for presidential immunity could further slow down Georgia's 2020 presidential election ...

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Supreme Court's Immunity Ruling Adds Major Hurdle for Georgia ... (The New York Times)

Danny Hakim has reported extensively on the Georgia election interference case from New York and Atlanta. July 2, 2024, 3:44 p.m. ET.

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Trump NY sentencing delayed after U.S. Supreme Court presidential ... (Missouri Independent)

WASHINGTON — A New York judge agreed Tuesday to delay the criminal sentencing of former President Donald Trump in the state hush money case after Trump ...

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Trump NY sentencing delayed after U.S. Supreme Court presidential ... (Idaho Capital Sun)

A New York judge delayed the criminal sentencing of former President Donald Trump in the state hush money case after a Supreme Court decision.

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Trump sentencing delayed as judge in "hush money" case weighs ... (CBS News)

Justice Juan Merchan set a new sentencing date of Sept. 18, "if such is still necessary."

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