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Trump and MAGA Republicans lose their minds over hush money jury instructions

Former president calls jury instructions in his trial ‘ridiculous, unconstitutional, and unamerican’

The Independent UK · May 29, 2024

Samuel Alito’s wife claimed upside-down flag was ‘international sign of distress’

Senate Democrats seek meeting with Chief Justice John Roberts to discuss issue and seek Alito’s recusal on January 6 cases

The Guardian - US · May 25, 2024

Democrats demand Alito recuse himself from Trump, Jan 6 cases, citing impartiality concerns over flag scandal

Mr Alito is one of the justices who offered an opinion favouring Donald Trump’s immunity claims — and now his impartiality is being questioned after he flew flags used on Jan 6 at his own home

The Independent UK · May 25, 2024

How Jack Smith could avoid a trial delay

The special counsel could pare back his indictment of the former president, said former prosecutor Barbara McQuade

Salon · Apr 26, 2024

Trump's immunity arguments and the experiences of the justices who might support it

Five of the six conservatives spent much of their lives in the Beltway, working in the White House and Justice Department, seeing their administrations as targets of unfair harassment by Democrats.

WEKU · Apr 26, 2024

SCOTUS conservatives abandon principles

Our justice system may leave Americans with one choice

Salon · Apr 26, 2024

Supreme Court Signals Potential Criminal Liability For Former Presidents

Chief Justice Roberts' strategic silence in Supreme Court session on Trump's immunity case and the implications.

Top News · Apr 26, 2024

Further Trump Trial Delay Looms As Supreme Court Weighs Immunity Claim

The historic case -- the last in the court's current term -- has far-reaching implications for executive power and the 77-year-old Trump's multiple legal entanglements as he seeks the White House again.

International Business Times · Apr 26, 2024

US Supreme Court signals delay in ruling on Trump's claim of absolute immunity

The Supreme Court on Thursday appeared likely to reject former President Donald Trump’s claim of absolute immunity from prosecution over election interference, but several justices signaled reservations about the charges that could cause a lengthy delay, possibly beyond November’s election.

France 24 · Apr 26, 2024

SCOTUS Weighs the Risk of Presidential Timidity Against the Risk of Presidential Impunity

Most of the justices seem skeptical of granting Donald Trump complete immunity from criminal prosecution for "official acts."

Reason · Apr 25, 2024