South Africa celebrates 30 years of freedom this week after a historic all-races 1994 election that marked the end of white minority rule. The country approaches a May election that might see the African National Congress voted out of power after 30 years.
At the same time, the legal peril has ramped up for Trump associates and supporters who stand accused of aiding his attempt to hold onto power after his defeat. State authorities in Arizona on Wednesday charged 18 people accused of plotting to illegally claim the state's 2020 electoral votes for Trump despite Joe Biden's narrow victory there.
The Supreme Court Thursday weighed former President Donald Trump’s claim that he has absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts while he was in office.
Members of the media set up outside the U.S. Supreme Court as the justices hear arguments on former President Trump’s claim of presidential immunity over criminal charges over his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Washington,
Don't laugh off the former president just because he is unhinged. He controls the Republican Party from the MAGA trenches to the halls of Congress and the high court.
When the U.S. Supreme Court ultimately rules on Donald Trump's claim of presidential immunity from prosecution, a third of those deciding the matter will be justices he appointed to their lifetime posts.
CNN legal analyst Steve Vladeck writes that the fate of the January 6 prosecution likely rests in the hands of the Supreme Court justice who did the least to reveal his views in Thursday’s oral arguments: Chief Justice John Roberts.
Brescia said the Supreme Court may simply rule that Trump has immunity from prosecution. "It's quite possible that they rule outright that the immunity claims are legitimate, and
Did the American Revolution actually happen? If it did, was it a good thing? This is more or less what Justice Elena Kagan seemed to be wondering during the oral arguments in Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 immunity case at the Supreme Court on Thursday morning.
The Supreme Court seems likely to reject Donald Trump’s immunity claim. More than 500 people have been arrested at college protests in the past week. One of Harvey Weinstein’s rape convictions was overturned yesterday.
CNN’S Paula Reid reports on the U.S. Supreme Court hearing arguments on Donald Trump’s immunity claims. Trump campaign accused of breaking federal law by hiding millions in legal payments A Ukraine-born congresswoman voted no on aid.
At Trump's Supreme Court immunity hearing, a majority of justices clearly didn’t buy the full sweep of his assertion of executive power -- but that may not matter much
The US Supreme Court suggested it might drag out Donald Trump’s claim of immunity from prosecution, an outcome that could doom any chance of a pre-election trial on charges of trying to stay in power illegally.
The Supreme Court heard a historic case on whether Trump has immunity or can be criminally prosecuted over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss
In today’s edition, reporters Lawrence Hurley and Ryan J. Reilly break down what happened in the Supreme Court arguments over Trump's claim of absolute immunity
Supreme Court justices' questions during oral argument on Donald Trump's claim that he is immune from criminal acts indicate that they see that giving dictator-like powers to U.S. presidents is dangerous.
The Supreme Court's conservative justices signaled support on Thursday for U.S. presidents having some level of protection from criminal charges for certain acts taken in office as it tackled Donald Trump's claim of immunity from prosecution for trying to undo his 2020 election loss.
Heading into Thursday’s oral arguments, many legal pundits had predicted the justices would swat away Trump’s claim of immunity from federal criminal charges for trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
D. John Sauer conceded there are allegations in the indictment that do not involve official acts, meaning they would not be subject to any presidential immunity.
After months of delay, the Supreme Court on Thursday heard former President Donald Trump's claim that he is immune from prosecution for crimes committed as he tried to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Conservative and liberal justices grappled with the historic significance of the case, which will impact presidential power and Donald Trump’s D.C. trial.
The conservative justices seemed likely to confer broad presidential immunity from prosecution — and in a way that would further delay any federal trial.
I n shocking arguments Thursday before the U.S. Supreme Court, at least five conservative justices suggested that they would create a new rule providing some form of immunity from criminal prosecution for former presidents and require lower courts to hold additional hearings to judge whether the indictment of former President Donald Trump for trying to overturn the 2020 election met that new standard.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday heard oral arguments on former President Donald Trump's claims of presidential immunity from the election interference case against him.
If Trump were to pardon himself, he would be able to get rid of the case, as well as another case brought by Smith, over his hoarding of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago after l
Conservative justices seemed focused on preventing runaway prosecutions of future presidents. Liberals worried about lawless kings. And other key takeaways.
The sidewalk outside the Supreme Court was dotted with more reporters than protesters Thursday morning as oral arguments in the Donald Trump immunity case played out inside. Dozens of demonstrators banged drums,
The Supreme Court convened to consider whether former President Donald Trump is entitled to broad immunity from criminal charges in the 2020 election case.
The Supreme Court appeared conflicted over how to handle Donald Trump’s claim that his presidency shielded him from federal prosecution during oral arguments Thursday in a case almost certain to shape this year’s presidential campaign.