“All legal actions against Trump null and void.”
Not true. The Court only acknowledged absolute immunity for “core Constitutional powers.” Neither the NY or Georgia case will be affected, and the federal cases will be remanded back to the trial courts to determine which acts were or were not official acts of the president.
Thank you.
Interpretation from SC blog
A divided Supreme Court on Monday ruled that former presidents can never be prosecuted for actions relating to the core powers of their office, and that there is at least a presumption that they have immunity for their official acts more broadly. The decision left open the possibility that the charges brought against former President Donald Trump by Special Counsel Jack Smith – alleging that Trump conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 election – can still go forward to the extent that the charges are based on his private conduct, rather than his official acts.
So Smith argument is that he did as a private conduct vs. constitutional. However he was President on Jan 6th and gave a speech which he is allowed to do and he is also allowed to question results as did Gore.