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General Category => National/Breaking News => SCOTUS News => Topic started by: mystery-ak on March 06, 2024, 08:51:14 pm
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Supreme Court announces date for Trump presidential immunity arguments
By
Kaelan Deese
March 6, 2024 2:13 pm
The Supreme Court announced Wednesday that it will hear oral arguments on April 25 over whether former President Donald Trump enjoys immunity from criminal charges in his federal election interference case brought by special counsel Jack Smith.
Pretrial proceedings for Smith’s four-count indictment against Trump are currently on pause while the Supreme Court prepares to consider Trump’s claim that former presidents cannot face charges for official acts performed while in office. An additional argument date was created for the week of April 22, a Thursday, to make room for the former president’s dispute.
The justices could wait for weeks, and possibly until the end of June, to issue an opinion over the dispute. If they rule that Trump can be prosecuted for actions that took place while he was still in office, the case could be restarted in federal district court just months before the November general election.
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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/2906234/supreme-court-announces-date-for-trump-presidential-immunity-arguments/
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:bkmk: April 25th -- this will be a day for the history books.
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If they rule that Trump can be prosecuted for actions that took place while he was still in office, the case could be restarted in federal district court just months before the November general election.
If they so rule, it will be the end for this noble experiment in self-government. NO president will ever again be able to govern effectively while under continual legal attacks.
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If they so rule, it will be the end for this noble experiment in self-government. NO president will ever again be able to govern effectively while under continual legal attacks.
Only if they are a Republican president, otherwise I doubt that a DEM would have to worry.
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Interesting, Trump will have the nomination wrapped up by then. What will they do at that point?
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Interesting, Trump will have the nomination wrapped up by then. What will they do at that point?
The Republican Convention isn't until July 15th-- so technically he won't be nominated until then??
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If they rule that Trump can be prosecuted for actions that took place while he was still in office
The real question: Can Trump be prosecuted for actions that aren't crimes?