Conservative justices seemed focused on preventing runaway prosecutions of future presidents. Liberals worried about lawless kings. And other key takeaways.
The U.S. Supreme Court's current term features major cases involving former President Donald Trump's ballot disqualification, his claim of immunity from prosecution, the abortion pill, gun rights, the power of federal agencies,
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.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday took up Donald Trump's bid to avoid prosecution over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden. Trump’s lawyers argue that former presidents are entitled to absolute immunity for their official acts.
U.S. Supreme Court justices on Thursday pressed lawyers for Donald Trump and a special counsel about the former president's claim of immunity from prosecution for trying to undo his 2020 election loss,
CNN’s Senior Supreme Court analyst Joan Biskupic explains why the Supreme Court is seriously considering former President Donald Trump’s argument of “total immunity” in the Department of Justice’s federal election case.
The Supreme Court convened to consider whether former President Donald Trump is entitled to broad immunity from criminal charges in the 2020 election case.
U.S. Supreme Court justices on Thursday questioned a lawyer for Donald Trump about the former president's claim of immunity from prosecution for his efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat, posing questions about what happens if a president accepts a bribe or orders a political assassination.
The Supreme Court on Thursday appeared likely to reject former President Donald Trump’s claim of absolute immunity from prosecution over election interference, but it seemed possible Trump could still benefit from a lengthy trial delay,
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday confronted a major test of the power of the presidency as the justices began hearing arguments over Donald Trump's bid for immunity from prosecution for his efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat.
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in former president Trump's immunity claim. While they will ultimately decide whether or not former President Trump can be tried for plotting to overturn the 2020 election,
The Supreme Court appeared skeptical of former President Trump's claim to absolute immunity from criminal prosecution. Bloomberg's Tyler Kendall has more from outside the court about the pivotal oral arguments and how it could impact the 2024 election.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday confronts a major test of the power of the presidency in arguments over Donald Trump's bid for immunity from prosecution for his efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat.
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared ready today to rule that former presidents should have some degree of immunity from criminal prosecution. Such a decision, while effectively rejecting Donald Trump’s assertion of absolute immunity,
The Supreme Court appeared ready to reject former President Donald Trump’s claims of sweeping immunity and the broad protections he has sought to shut down his federal election subversion case, but also reluctant to give special counsel Jack Smith carte blanche to pursue those charges.
After a three-hour hearing in Washington, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority seemed poised to narrow the scope of the criminal case against Donald Trump on charges that he plotted to subvert the 2020 election.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday took up Donald Trump's bid to avoid prosecution over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden. Trump’s lawyers argue that former presidents are entitled to absolute immunity for their official acts.
The U.S. Supreme Court is taking up Donald Trump's bid to avoid prosecution over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden. Arguments are set to begin at 10 a.m. Trump’s lawyers argue that former presidents are entitled to absolute immunity for their official acts.
The Supreme Court heard nearly three hours of arguments Thursday in the blockbuster case over whether former President Donald Trump may claim immunity from prosecution in the federal election subversion case.
The high court on Thursday will take up Donald Trump's bid to avoid prosecution over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden.
The Supreme Court hears arguments Thursday over whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution in a case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. It's a historic day for the court,
The Supreme Court appears poised to hand former President Trump a much-needed win in his strategy of delaying his legal troubles past the election Why it matters: The high court seemed reluctant to fully resolve the question of presidential immunity,
The Supreme Court on Thursday appeared open to a middle-ground approach to a bid by former President Donald Trump to invoke presidential immunity to shake off his criminal charges. The nine justices asked Trump’s attorney,
Former President Trump seems likely to win at least a partial victory from the Supreme Court in his effort to avoid prosecution for his role in Jan. 6. Driving the news: The court heard more than two hours of oral arguments today over Trump's assertion that former presidents cannot be prosecuted,
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared skeptical Thursday of former President Donald Trump’s argument he is immune from criminal charges that he tried to overturn his loss in the 2020 election. But conservatives who dominate the court appeared open to returning key questions to a trial court,
The Supreme Court on Thursday will consider whether former President Donald Trump enjoys any immunity against the federal charges he faces, a high-stakes dispute for its final case of the term. Special counsel Jack Smith,
The Supreme Court is considering whether former President Trump should be immune from prosecution over his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
It remains unclear to what extent the Supreme Court could offer presidents immunity from prosecution but the justices recognised that their ruling will have ‘huge implications’ for America
The Supreme Court on Thursday appeared skeptical of a ruling by a federal appeals court that rejected former President Donald Trump’s claim that he has absolute immunity from criminal charges based on his official acts as president.
Supreme Court justices are hearing arguments on the issue of presidential immunity and whether former President Donald Trump can avoid prosecution for charges that he tried to undo his 2020 election loss.
The US Supreme Court appeared skeptical on Thursday of Donald Trump's claim that a former president is "absolutely immune" from criminal prosecution but looked set to issue a ruling that
The timing of the Supreme Court’s decision could be as important as the outcome, and it's not clear that the justices are headed for a quick resolution.
Justices on the Supreme Court voiced skepticism Thursday to assertions from former President Trump’s attorneys that presidential immunity could extend to an attempted coup or the assassination of a political rival,
The justices on Thursday took up for the first time whether a former president has absolute immunity from criminal charges for actions he took while in office, as Trump claims.
The Supreme Court appeared likely to reject former President Donald Trump’s claim of absolute immunity from prosecution over election interference, but it seemed possible Trump could still benefit from a lengthy trial delay,
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Thursday over former President Donald Trump’s pursuit of absolute immunity from criminal charges alleging that he schemed and knowingly fed lies to subvert the 2020 presidential election,
The Supreme Court on Thursday considers former President Donald Trump’s assertion of total immunity from criminal charges over his attempt to overturn the 2020 election results. Legal analyst Neal Katyal discusses.
The Supreme Court will weigh the limits of presidential immunity Thursday in an unprecedented and historic case with significant implications for former President Trump, his legal fights and the 2024 race for the White House.