New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan has delayed ruling on President-elect Donald Trump’s immunity arguments in his falsified documents case. According to The Associated Press, Merchan told Trump’s lawyers on Nov. 12, when he was scheduled to make his decision, that he would make his ruling on Nov. 19, just days before Trump’s scheduled […]
President Joe Biden called for reforms to the Supreme Court in a speech at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum in Austin, Texas, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act. “We need a mandatory code of ethics for the Supreme Court, and we need it now,” he told the audience on […]
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on July 8 that last week’s Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity put “a crown on Donald Trump’s head.” The lawmaker said he is preparing legislation aimed at lessening the decision’s impact on prosecutions against the former president over allegations related to the 2020 election aftermath. The Supreme […]
NTD News contributor Mike Leon offers his thoughts on the political impacts of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that former presidents are legally immune for official acts. Mr. Leon is also the director of policy and strategy at the Free and Equal Elections Foundation.
The Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity could have a significant impact on outstanding lawsuits against former president Donald Trump. For a look at that impact, NTD spoke with political analyst Mike Leon, host of the “Can We Please Talk” news commentary podcast and policy and strategy director for the Free and Equal Elections Foundation. […]
Former President Donald Trump’s sentencing in his business records case in New York will now be delayed to at least Sept. 18. This is because of complications brought about by the Supreme Court’s ruling that gives presidents immunity for official acts. NTD speaks to Gerard Filitti, a senior counsel at The Lawfare Project, who says […]
The judge in former President Donald Trump’s New York criminal case on Tuesday agreed to delay the former president’s sentencing until at least Sept. 18. Two attorneys speak with NTD about the impacts of the Supreme Court immunity ruling on this and the other Trump legal cases. They are Jacqueline Goodman, criminal defense attorney, and […]
New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan on July 2 delayed the sentencing of former President Donald Trump “to September 18, 2024, at 10:00 AM for the imposition of sentence, if such is still necessary, or other proceedings.” The parties had requested permission to argue over the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s July 1 […]
Former Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill, Jr. and Project 21 Ambassador spoke with NTD TV to assess the implications of the US Supreme Court’s unprecedented ruling in Trump v United States on Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s case against former President Trump. Hill also discussed the implications of the Court’s overturning of the Chevron doctrine last week. […]
With the Supreme Court granting former President Donald Trump substantial immunity from prosecution, mixed reactions over the ruling have poured in from both sides of the aisle. NTD’s Sam Wang was outside the court to hear directly from voters on the issue.
The Supreme Court ruled 6–3 that presidents enjoy immunity from criminal prosecution for official, but not unofficial, acts—in a decision that’s expected to delay former President Donald Trump’s trial in the federal election case in Washington. The Supreme Court held that: “Under our constitutional structure of separated powers, the nature of Presidential power entitles a […]
The Supreme Court heard arguments on April 25 in a politically charged case about whether former President Donald Trump enjoys immunity from prosecution for official acts carried out during his time in office. Generally, the Supreme Court tries to wrap up its annual term, which begins in October, and issue rulings in the scores of […]
The Supreme Court seemed skeptical on April 25 of former President Donald Trump’s claim that he should receive absolute criminal immunity, but open to allowing some level of immunity for presidents. Conservative justices seemed poised to remand the case back to the district court in Washington with instructions on what constitutes official and private acts […]
The Supreme Court hears oral argument on Thursday over former President Donald Trump’s claim that he’s immune from criminal prosecution for official acts he undertook while in office. Follow here for the live updates: Supreme Court Seems Open to Allowing Some Presidential Immunity, May Delay Trump Trial By Sam Dorman The Supreme Court seemed skeptical […]
Former President Donald Trump has criticized a New York Judge for barring him from attending a Supreme Court hearing on whether he has presidential immunity from prosecution for acts committed while he was in the White House. The Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., will start hearing arguments in the case on Thursday. A ruling on […]
Hunter Biden’s lawyers plan to revisit his “immunity” arguments with an appeals panel after a judge rejected his motion to dismiss his gun-related charges in Delaware, according to a notice of appeal filed with a district court on Wednesday. Following the unfavorable ruling on April 12, Mr. Biden filed a notice of interlocutory appeal with […]
Last month, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta sought to advance a group of three civil cases filed against former President Donald Trump concerning his actions on January 6, 2021. Since then, the Supreme Court has agreed to review President Trump’s claim of presidential immunity in a criminal case related to the same events, prompting defense […]
Special counsel Jack Smith argued in a March 7 brief that former President Donald Trump has no presidential immunity to shield him in the case alleging he mishandled classified documents. U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon has set a March 14 hearing to hear arguments on President Trump’s several motions to dismiss, ahead of a […]
The Supreme Court has agreed to take up former President Donald Trump’s immunity appeal in the federal election case. Hans von Spakovsky, attorney and former commissioner of the Federal Election Commission (FEC), says the Supreme Court has ruled that the president has immunity from civil actions, and is likely to rule in favor of President […]
