☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to news • edit-26 days 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.external-linkmessage-square182 fedilinkarrow-up1199cross-posted to: usa@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1199external-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.☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to news • edit-26 days agomessage-square182 Commentsfedilinkcross-posted to: usa@lemmy.ml
minus-squaresilent_water [she/her]hexbear70·6 days agothis is actually even more sweeping. the decision gives immunity to all exercises of constitutional authority, not just official acts. link
minus-squareBlack_Mald_Futures [any]hexbear40·6 days ago exercises of constitutional authority I don't know what this liberal buzzword means though link
minus-squaresilent_water [she/her]hexbear37·6 days agoif the courts decide it's within the president's constitutional authority (when don't they?), they're always immune from criminal prosecution. link
minus-squareStalinIsMaiWaifu@lemmygrad.mlhexbear23·6 days agoQualified immunity for the president basically linkfedilink
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