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Divided Supreme Court Hands Trump Broad Immunity for Prosecution for Official Acts

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

For foreign relations and national security cases any effects of Chevron's overruling are more likely to be ripples than waves.
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The Limited Effects of Fischer: DOJ Data Reveals Supreme Court’s Narrowing of Jan. 6th Obstruction Charges Will Have Minimal Impact

What does the Supreme Court decision in Fischer v. United States mean for former President Donald Trump’s D.C. criminal case and the hundreds of other January 6th defendants?…
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“True Threats” and the Difficulties of Prosecuting Threats Against Election Workers 

On August 17th, 2022, ten election workers were conducting primary early voting at the Sunrise Senior Center in Broward County, Florida. Six or seven voters were at the center…
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Why Trump v. Anderson Undermines State Efforts to Hijack Immigration Enforcement

Faithful application of the Supreme Court’s federalism principles should doom Texas’s attempt to seize control of national immigration policy.
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What Happens After Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Absolute Immunity: Mapping 3 Scenarios

Mapping different outcomes for the Court's decision on Trump's presidential immunity and the follow-on procedural pathways emerging from those scenarios.
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Why No “Plain Statement Rule” Bars a President’s Prosecution for Murder

Drilling into the foundations of an idea - the 'plain statement rule' - discussed in Supreme Court oral argument on former President Trump's claims to presidential immunity.
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History Shows the Supreme Court Knows How to Move Quickly, as it Should With the Trump Immunity Case

History shows the Supreme Court can come to a decision soon after oral arguments. It must do so on the question of presidential immunity.

Questions the Supreme Court Should Ask at Thursday’s Oral Argument on Presidential Immunity

"We suggest questions that Justices might ask the parties at oral argument, questions that can help clarify key issues at hand and force the parties to set out their reasoning."
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The Just Security Podcast: United States v. Trump: Presidential Immunity from Criminal Conduct

NYU School of Law hosted an expert panel to discuss whether a former President is immune from criminal prosecution for official acts committed while in office.
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At the Supreme Court, Public Corruption Jurisprudence and Lack of Meaningful Ethics Reform Go Hand-in-Hand

By strengthening U.S. public corruption laws to prevent government officials from abusing their public offices for private gain, Congress can help restore public trust in all three…
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