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US Supreme Court Weighs Trump Claim Of 'Absolute Immunity'

The US Supreme Court heard arguments on Thursday on whether a former president is immune from criminal prosecution and appeared poised to issue a ruling that could further delay Donald Trump's trial on charges of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election.

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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Allows Trial To Proceed Despite Immunity

Insights on the legal implications of immunity in criminal cases by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and Michael Dreeben.

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Justice Jackson Challenges Argument On Presidential Immunity

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson challenges the clear statement rule in a debate on presidential immunity and constitutional obligations.

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Justice Jackson Challenges Historical Arguments On Presidential Immunity

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson challenges the historical basis of presidential immunity, raising important questions about accountability and legal status o...

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Supreme Court sounds conflicted over Trump criminal immunity - Roll Call

The Supreme Court appeared conflicted over how to handle Donald Trump’s claim that his presidency shielded him from federal prosecution.

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Supreme Court gives skeptical eye to key statute used to prosecute Jan. 6 rioters

Conservatives on the court expressed varying degrees of skepticism about the charge of obstructing an official proceeding.

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Supreme Court Justices Lean Towards Upholding Federal Obstruction Law

Liberal Supreme Court justices lean towards interpreting federal obstruction law broadly in the context of January 6 rioters.

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Supreme Court Rules There Is No "Legislative Exception" to the Takings Clause

The decision is unanimous, though some related issues have been left for later resolution.

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Even the US supreme court was baffled by conservatives’ attack on abortion pills

The anti-choice case relies on outlandish legal leaps. And if they can’t win there, they’ll redouble efforts to win the White House

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US Supreme Court Skeptical Of Restrictions On Abortion Pill

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared poised to reject restrictions imposed by a lower court on an abortion pill widely used in the United States to terminate pregnancies.

International Business Times

US Supreme Court hears arguments in abortion pill case

U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday did not appear ready to limit access to the abortion pill mifepristone, in a case that could have far-reaching implications for millions of American women and for scores of drugs regulated by the Food and Drug Administration.

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US supreme court abortion pill hearing: key takeaways

Justices appear skeptical of arguments against mifepristone as pharmaceutical industry considers case existential threat

The Guardian - US

'Hamstringing the Government': A Viral Narrative Distorts Ketanji Brown Jackson's Understanding of Free Speech

If partisans have one thing in common, it's confirmation bias.

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Justice Jackson Seems to Be Charting a More Speech-Restriction-Tolerant Approach

Justice Jackson, like Justice Breyer (whom she replaced and for whom she clerked), seems to be considering an approach that is more embracing of speech restrictions that she views as especially urgent—including perhaps ones that departs from precedents such as the Pentagon Papers case.

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Court Should Focus on Coercion in Murthy v. Missouri

The government is entitled to try to persuade social media to take down posts, but not to coerce them to do so.

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US supreme court ruling on Trump ballot ban: five key takeaways

Donald Trump can remain on the presidential ballot but the question of whether he was guilty of insurrection unresolved

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SCOTUS liberals' "warning" in Trump case

Liberal justices ruled that states can't bar Trump from ballot but split from majority on key issue

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Most Justices Seem Skeptical of the Florida and Texas Social Media Laws

The Supreme Court seems inclined to recognize that content moderation is protected by the First Amendment.

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Supreme Court sounds skeptical of cross-state air pollution rule - Roll Call

Republican appointees to the Supreme Court criticized the EPA’s rule on cross-state air pollution during oral arguments Wednesday.

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Professor Mark Graber Lectures Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson About White Supremacy

Mark Graber: “Instead, justices on both the left and right made deeply problematic historical assertions unaware of their foundations in the white supremacist commitments of the history profession for most of the twentieth century.”

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SCOTUS Is Troubled by the Claim That States Can Disqualify Trump From the Election As an Insurrectionist

Most of the justices are clearly inclined to reject a Colorado Supreme Court decision asserting that power under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.

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Did Trump engage in insurrection? US supreme court largely ignores question

Justices near agreement in 14th amendment case, almost certain to overturn Colorado ruling removing Trump from ballot

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Attending Oral Argument in Trump v. Anderson

Not exactly what I expected, but a very rewarding experience.

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Experts: Even SCOTUS libs may back Trump

Liberal justices not pushing back on arguments “suggests the cake is already baked,” law professor says

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KBJ grills Trump lawyer on insurrection

“The events were shameful, criminal, violent,” Trump lawyer Jonathan Mitchell said, arguing it was a “riot”

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