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Presumed Immunity and Unquestioned Motivations
I’ve been trying to understand the ramifications of the recent US Supreme Court ruling. As I understand it…
Core Constitutional duties have absolute immunity
Official acts have presumed immunity (...
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Can the US president legally kill at will?
Following the ruling by SCOTUS in Trump v. United States (2024) that Presidents enjoy absolute immunity for their exclusive powers and presumptive immunity for their remaining official acts, I have ...
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US government arguing for A death sentence while arguing against THE death sentence; does US Supreme Court Justice Barrett have a point?
ABC News's Justices divide sharply on reinstating Boston Marathon bomber death sentence begins:
Reciting the gruesome details of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and its violent aftermath, an ...
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Which President has had the greatest number of their actions ruled unconstitutional?
Abraham Lincoln suspended habeas corpus and the court ruled that it wasn’t within his authority, I am wondering which President did the most things that the Supreme Court explicitly ruled were ...
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Can the President of the United States ignore the Supreme Court?
If the President (and their administration) considered the Supreme Court to be politically "illegitimate", would they be able to ignore its rulings?
Is there any precedent for this?
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How did US Supreme court Justice John Roberts "let it be known" that he did not wish to preside over the 2nd presidential impeachment?
NPR.org's Sen. Patrick Leahy To Preside Over Trump's Senate Impeachment Trial says:
Chief Justice John Roberts presided over Trump's first impeachment trial, but now that Trump is a former president, ...
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Who swears in the president if all of the sitting members of the Supreme Court are dead? [duplicate]
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is supposed to swear in president-elect of the United States. If there is no sitting Chief Justice, another member of the court would swear the president and ...
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Why did Trump not rescind DACA via an executive order?
In Early September of 2017, DACA was rescinded by then-Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke via a Department Memorandum. The Supreme Court struck down this memorandum in mid-June of 2020 ...
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Could Trump maintain power by combination of executive orders and supreme court decisions?
Since Trump is still president until January, and he has already packed the supreme court, would it be possible for him to be president eternally by extending his power through executive orders, and ...
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Is there any political reason for a President to avoid appointing a Justice after election day?
Even if Trump loses the Nov. 3 election, he will still have the full powers of the President until inauguration day on January 20th. My suspicion is that Trump will wait until after the election to ...
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How can grand jury secrecy rules block release of Trump financial records?
This NY Times article discussing the Supreme Court ruling that Trump cannot block release of financial records clarifies that this "probably means the records will be shielded from public ...
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Has the supreme court ever been asked to hear a case directly involving the president who appointed at least one of the Justices?
At least one of the lawsuits against Trump appear to be headed to a supreme court which includes his appointees. Has anything like this historically occurred, perhaps in a lower court? If so, Did ...
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Why are lawsuits between the President and Congress not automatically sent to the Supreme Court
When the United State Congress and the President are involved in a legal fight together, the resulting legal case originates in a US District Court for DC, as was the case for United States v. Nixon. ...
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Can the Supreme Court overturn an impeachment?
Article 2, Section 4 of the US Constitution states:
The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, ...
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Is it known who replaces whom on SCOTUS if there are two vacancies?
Speculation is that Clarence Thomas may also retire while Republicans hold the Presidency, presumably to ensure his replacement is a Republican-appointed Judge.
Let's assume that happens soon, and ...
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