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In their decision, justices writing for the 4-3 Supreme Court majority said that presidents are entitled to absolute immunity from any actions taken within the scope of "core constitutional powers ...
The Supreme Court ruled that Presidents can never be prosecuted for court duties, which includes pardons, vetoes, and appointments, the stuff that no other branch of the government can do.
"The Supreme Court has recognized the president’s flexibility in this area." Risk of weaponizing clemency But Crouch cautioned that the use of preemptive pardons can be a slippery slope.
Trump's team asked the Supreme Court to reject the expedited timeline and allow the appeals court to consider the case first. [29] [30] On December 22, the Supreme Court denied the special counsel's request, leaving the case to the appeals court. [31] On January 9, 2024, the D.C. Court of Appeals heard arguments in the immunity dispute.
However, such arguments have been disputed, and since the Supreme Court has issued constitutional rulings that affirmed the president's "unlimited" pardon power, a constitutional amendment or a Supreme Court decision on a self-pardon would be required to settle the constitutionality of a self-pardon. [46] Constitutional issues of the pardon ...
The Supreme Court on July 1, 2024, kept on hold efforts by Texas and Florida to limit how Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube and other social media platforms regulate content in a ruling that strongly ...
The plenary power to grant a pardon or a reprieve is granted to the president by Article II, Section 2, Clause 1 of the Constitution; the only limits mentioned in the Constitution are that pardons are limited to federal offenses, and that they cannot affect an impeachment process: "The president shall ... have power to grant reprieves and ...
Donald Trump spoke with Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito hours before the president-elect urged the nation’s high court to block his imminent sentencing date in his hush money trial.. The ...