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Politics
Griffin Eckstein

SCOTUS kills part of Trump indictment

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled 6-3 that Donald Trump cannot be criminally prosecuted for "official acts" he took when in office, stating that presidents enjoy "absolute immunity from criminal prosecution" and sending the case back to U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to figure out which acts are official and unofficial.

All three liberal justices dissented from the ruling, with Justice Sonia Sotomayor arguing that the ruling "makes a mockery of the principle, foundational to our Constitution and system of Government, that no man is above the law."

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