Immunity

"The potential abuses of official power that are made possible by the Court’s ruling, and the neutering of Congress’s ability to act, are alarming."

A deep dive into the state of play in United States v. Trump.

With Trump v. United States, a majority of the Supreme Court appears ready to resolve a longstanding dispute over prosecutorial discretion in contempt of Congress cases in favor…

Is it lawful for a State to subject a foreign diplomatic pouch to X-raying or scanning to ensure that it is not used for illicit purposes?

TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction II. The Supreme Court’s Immunity Framework III. Applying the Court’s Immunity Decision to the Indictment 1. Undisputed Unofficial Conduct…

A collection of legal and policy analysis of key cases from the Supreme Court's tumultuous term.

"The Supreme Court, in Trump, provides the basis for ... a prudential approach going forward."

Three major flaws in the Trump v. United States majority opinion derive from the Court’s failure to examine and differentiate the source and scope of presidential power -- whether…

Legal experts Ryan Goodman, Marty Lederman, Mary McCord, and Steve Vladeck unpack what Trump v. United States means for presidential immunity.  

Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote that the Supreme Court's majority granted “former President Trump all the immunity he asked for and more.” 

The Court set forth a legal framework for the criminal justice system to respond to a president committing federal crimes while in office.

To overcome personal immunities, a proposed Ukraine-CoE special tribunal must act on behalf of the international community as a whole.