Presidential immunity
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New York DA floats 4-year Trump sentencing freeze
Speed Read President-elect Donald Trump's sentencing is on hold, and his lawyers are pushing to dismiss the case while he's in office
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Jack Smith filing details Jan. 6 case against Trump
Speed Read The special counsel's newly unsealed brief argues Trump is not immune from prosecution and gives new details on his efforts to overturn the election
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Judge rejects Trump bid to make NY case federal
Speed Read Judge Alvin Hellerstein refused Trump's motion to transfer his criminal case to federal court
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Biden proposes term limits for Supreme Court
Speed Read His reforms would also roll back the presidential immunity granted to Donald Trump last month
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Does the Supreme Court's immunity ruling turn the president into a 'king above the law'?
Today's Big Question The high court declared a president could not be charged for 'official' acts, complicating Trump's insurrection prosecution and raising concerns of unchecked executive power
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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'Presidential debates are more performance art than actual ways to inform'
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By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
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Justices set to punt on Trump immunity case
Speed Read Conservative justices signaled support for Trump's protection from criminal charges
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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'Shut these dangerous and parasitical robots down before it's too late'
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By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
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Why did a federal court shoot down Trump's immunity excuse?
Today's big question The Trump campaign 'respectfully disagrees' with a panel of appellate judges who rejected the former president's bid for 'complete and total' immunity
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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