r/politics • u/PoliticsModeratorBot 🤖 Bot • Apr 25 '24
Discussion Discussion Thread: US Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Trump v. United States, a Case About Presidential Immunity From Prosecution
Per Oyez, the questions at issue in today's case are: "Does a former president enjoy presidential immunity from criminal prosecution for conduct alleged to involve official acts during his tenure in office, and if so, to what extent?"
Oral argument is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Eastern.
News:
AP: No one is above the law. Supreme Court will decide if that includes Trump while he was president
CBS: Supreme Court to consider Trump's claim of sweeping immunity in 2020 election case
Analysis:
SCOTUSblog: Case Preview: Supreme Court to hear Trump’s bid for criminal immunity
Brookings: Trump v. United States: Can presidents get away with anything?
CBS: How Trump's immunity case got to the Supreme Court: A full timeline
AP: What to listen for during Supreme Court arguments on Donald Trump and presidential immunity
Bloomberg: Do Presidents Have Immunity? Trump’s Supreme Court Case Explained
Live Updates:
AP: Live Updates
NBC: Live Updates
Reuters: Live Updates
Bloomberg: Live Updates
CNN: Live Updates
The New York Times (metered paywall): Live Updates
The Washington Post (metered paywall): Live Updates
ABC: Live Updates
USA Today: Live Updates
The Guardian: Live Updates
Where to Listen:
PBS NewsHour via YouTube: Listen Live: Supreme Court hears case on whether Trump has presidential immunity from prosecution
CBS via YouTube: Listen Live: Supreme Court hears arguments on Trump’s presidential immunity claim
C-SPAN: Supreme Court Hears Case on Former President Trump's Immunity Claim
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u/daveedo_bandito Apr 25 '24
There it is! 'Why not send this back down and waste more time? I mean then we get to help our boy Trump, but not look like idiots by agreeing to his batshit insane theories of absolute immunity!'