☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ to news@hexbear.netEnglish · edit-25 months agoThe Supreme Court rules that Trump has "absolute immunity" from criminal prosecution for all "official acts" he took while in office. The vote is 6–3.www.supremecourt.govexternal-linkmessage-square170fedilinkarrow-up1198arrow-down11cross-posted to: usalaw@lemmy.world
arrow-up1197arrow-down1external-linkThe Supreme Court rules that Trump has "absolute immunity" from criminal prosecution for all "official acts" he took while in office. The vote is 6–3.www.supremecourt.gov☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ to news@hexbear.netEnglish · edit-25 months agomessage-square170fedilinkcross-posted to: usalaw@lemmy.world
minus-squaresilent_water [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up70·5 months agothis is actually even more sweeping. the decision gives immunity to all exercises of constitutional authority, not just official acts.
minus-squareBlack_Mald_Futures [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up40·5 months ago exercises of constitutional authority I don’t know what this liberal buzzword means though
minus-squaresilent_water [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37·5 months agoif the courts decide it’s within the president’s constitutional authority (when don’t they?), they’re always immune from criminal prosecution.
minus-squareStalinIsMaiWaifu@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·5 months agoQualified immunity for the president basically
this is actually even more sweeping. the decision gives immunity to all exercises of constitutional authority, not just official acts.
I don’t know what this liberal buzzword means though
if the courts decide it’s within the president’s constitutional authority (when don’t they?), they’re always immune from criminal prosecution.
Qualified immunity for the president basically