Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Supreme Court says Trump has absolute immunity for official acts only
NPR ^ | July 1, 2024 | Nina Totenberg

Posted on 07/01/2024 7:52:52 AM PDT by Dr. Franklin

The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision along ideological lines, ruled that a former president has absolutely immunity for his core constitutional powers– and is entitled to a presumption of immunity for his official acts, but lack immunity for unofficial acts. . But at the same time, the court sent the case back to the trial judge to determine which, if any of Trump actions, were part of his official duties and thus were protected from prosecution.

That part of the court’s decision likely ensures that the case against Trump won’t be tried before the election, and then only if he is not re-elected. If he is re-elected, Trump could order the Justice Department to drop the charges against him, or he might try to pardon himself in the two pending federal cases.

Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the court’s decision, joined by his fellow conservatives. Dissenting were the three liberals, Justices Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson.

....

Monday's decision to send the case back to trial Judge Tanya Chutkan all but guarantees that there will be no Trump trial on the election interference charges for months. Even before the immunity case, Judge Chutkan indicated that trial preparations would likely take three months. Now, she will also have to decide which of the charges in the Trump indictment should remain and which involve official acts that under the Supreme Court ruling are protected from prosecution.

Even after Judge Chutkan separates the constitutional wheat from the chaff, Trump could seek further delays, as immunity questions are among the very few that may be appealed prior to trial.

(Excerpt) Read more at npr.org ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ninatotenberg; nlz; trump
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-80 ... 121-131 next last
To: Dr. Franklin

Does this mean that the DC case is dead...or at least delayed?


21 posted on 07/01/2024 8:07:12 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Never Trust A Man Whose Uncle Was Eaten By Cannibals)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: shadowlands1960

“They downplayed the ‘presumptive immunity’ part of the ruling with that headline”

Well it is npr after all.....heck I’m surprised they reported on it at all.


22 posted on 07/01/2024 8:07:24 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: teeman8r

Which means “sonofab***h” related to the Ukraine still leaves Biden exposed. But probably protects Obama re: drone striking American citizens.


23 posted on 07/01/2024 8:08:24 AM PDT by Tench_Coxe (The woke were surprised by the reaction to the Bud Light fiasco. May there be many more surprises)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 17 | View Replies]

To: Tench_Coxe

Roger. I didn’t catch that.


24 posted on 07/01/2024 8:08:48 AM PDT by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 19 | View Replies]

To: Deo volente

“Wise Latina”

I prefer Wide Latina.


25 posted on 07/01/2024 8:08:49 AM PDT by PTBAA
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 12 | View Replies]

Comment #26 Removed by Moderator

To: z3n; All
How much does this mean that partisan radical judges can pick and choose for themselves which ‘acts’ are “official”?

The issue of a president demanding answers about an election in which he is also a candidate for reelection is one which is difficult to split his official duties from his private interest as a candidate. Even a partisan Rat judge will have a problem doing that in a way that can't be appealed prior to trial.
27 posted on 07/01/2024 8:10:18 AM PDT by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it." )
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 16 | View Replies]

To: z3n

Because the ruling comes from SCOTUS, any act ruled ‘unofficial’ in an inferior court can be appealed to SCOTUS.. is how I read it...


28 posted on 07/01/2024 8:11:14 AM PDT by shadowlands1960 (We live in a world of intolerance masked as tolerance. RUSH LIMBAUGH)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 16 | View Replies]

To: Gay State Conservative
Does this mean that the DC case is dead...or at least delayed?

According to Fox News legal experts, perhaps dead, but at least delayed a long time.

29 posted on 07/01/2024 8:12:18 AM PDT by norcal joe
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 21 | View Replies]

To: Dr. Franklin

We just keep winning ! My gosh, we are going to get so sick of winning! Hahhhh.


30 posted on 07/01/2024 8:13:10 AM PDT by Chuzzlewit
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Dr. Franklin

I finished reading most of Justice Thomas’s concurring opinion.

Thomas writes:

“””I write separately to highlight another way in which this
prosecution may violate our constitutional structure. In
this case, the Attorney General purported to appoint a private citizen as Special Counsel to prosecute a former President on behalf of the United States. But, I am not sure that
any office for the Special Counsel has been “established by
Law,” as the Constitution requires. Art. II, §2, cl. 2. By requiring that Congress create federal offices “by Law,” the
Constitution imposes an important check against the President—he cannot create offices at his pleasure.”””


The next steps for the Trump Team is to take Jack Smith to court and force a decision as to whether Smith had a legal right to indict Trump.


31 posted on 07/01/2024 8:13:23 AM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Dr. Franklin
The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision along ideological lines..

Hold the Bus!

Spineless chief justice roberts claims there is no political bias in judicial system.

32 posted on 07/01/2024 8:14:09 AM PDT by chief lee runamok ( Le Flâneur @Large)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Presbyterian Reporter

Good find... Jack Smith’s removal should come hot on this ruling...


33 posted on 07/01/2024 8:15:25 AM PDT by shadowlands1960 (We live in a world of intolerance masked as tolerance. RUSH LIMBAUGH)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 31 | View Replies]

To: shadowlands1960
Because the ruling comes from SCOTUS, any act ruled ‘unofficial’ in an inferior court can be appealed to SCOTUS.. is how I read it...

Technically no, it would be discretionary review by certiorari, not appeal. SCOTUS did not retain jurisdiction.
34 posted on 07/01/2024 8:15:34 AM PDT by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it." )
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 28 | View Replies]

To: Dr. Franklin

This saves Biden’s ass for any lawsuits resulting from American’s deaths caused by illegal aliens.


35 posted on 07/01/2024 8:15:58 AM PDT by XRdsRev (Justice for Bernell Trammell, black Trump supporter, executed in the street in broad daylight 2020.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: z3n
It will NEVER stop the Lawfare; to tie up Cases in Courts with "friendly" Judges, and drain the $$$$ from Election opponents.

UNTIL the USSC Rules that interfering with Elections via Lawfare is Un-Constitutional, on its face, Marc Elias, will rake in millions with frivolous Cases to promote Election Fraud, as he is right now....

36 posted on 07/01/2024 8:16:09 AM PDT by traditional2 (lets go B*and*n)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 16 | View Replies]

To: shadowlands1960

naturally, CNN is having a cow...the charges are absurd and this Smith thug wanted to get this case in front of a D.C. jury before the election. Not so fast there commie boy. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH


37 posted on 07/01/2024 8:17:37 AM PDT by basalt
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 33 | View Replies]

To: Dr. Franklin

... devils in the details... as a superior court they can choose to hear it... right?


38 posted on 07/01/2024 8:18:13 AM PDT by shadowlands1960 (We live in a world of intolerance masked as tolerance. RUSH LIMBAUGH)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 34 | View Replies]

To: LS

Reminder, he called this, with a 6-3 decision, months ago.


39 posted on 07/01/2024 8:19:05 AM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually." Jimi Hendrix)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 13 | View Replies]

To: Dr. Franklin

Actually the headline should read all presidents. Including Biden and any other dem that should win in the future.


40 posted on 07/01/2024 8:19:18 AM PDT by joesbucks
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-80 ... 121-131 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson