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Sotomayor hits presidential immunity decision in first public comments since new Trump admin

Supreme Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor opposed the presidential immunity decision last summer on Wednesday, expressing concern about public confidence in the High Court. In her first official duties since President Trump took office about two weeks ago, Sotomayor was worried that the Supreme Court had fared too far from public sentiment when asked about reducing […]

Biden calls for constitutional amendment on presidential immunity

President Biden used his farewell address Wednesday to criticize recent Supreme Court decisions, saying there needs to be a constitutional amendment that makes it clear that presidents are not immune from crimes committed while in office. “We need to amend the Constitution to make it clear that no president is immune from crimes committed while […]

NYC judge rejects Trump’s bid to dismiss conviction based on presidential immunity

Judge Juan Marchan rejected President-elect Donald Trump's request to vacate his conviction in a New York criminal case, citing executive privilege. On Monday, Marchan filed a 41-page judgment. deny Upheld President Trump's bid and 34 convictions for falsifying business records. “This lawless lawsuit should never have been filed.” Earlier this year, Trump's lawyers reversed the […]

Trump slams NYC judge for refusing to toss out hush money case after Supreme Court immunity verdict: ‘radical partisan’

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday accused the New York judge who oversaw his “hush money” trial of being “biased” and “radical partisan” for refusing to throw out the case. President Trump, 78, criticized Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Marchan over his decision Monday to uphold the Republican's conviction despite the U.S. Supreme Court's presidential immunity […]

Judge Refuses to Toss Trump ‘Hush Money’ Conviction Based on Immunity

Judge Juan Melchán ruled Monday that President-elect Donald Trump's felony conviction in his “hush money” trial should not be thrown out, based on the Supreme Court's recent ruling on presidential immunity. Lawyers for the president-elect have sought to vacate his May conviction in a New York business records case, citing the Supreme Court ruling. trump […]