In an amicus brief filed Wednesday with the Supreme Court, 11 leading legal experts explained why the Court should reject the claim made by the petitioner in Fischer v. United States, a case related to the January 6 criminal prosecutions, that raises the issue of what constitutes obstructing, influencing, or impeding an official proceeding under 18 U.S.C. § […]
This could turn out to be a pivotal week in the four criminal cases and one civil case facing former President Donald Trump. Here’s a recap of where these cases stand. The Special Counsel January 6 Case We are headed for a showdown at the Supreme Court in the most consequential case facing Trump – […]
Experts from across the political spectrum urged the courts to hold Trump accountable. A panel of legal experts updated reporters on the status of the four criminal cases against former President Donald Trump in a press briefing today. The experts on the panel were Fred Wertheimer, Barbara McQuade, John Dean, and Amb. Norm Eisen (ret.). […]
On Tuesday, February 6, a D.C. Circuit Court three-judge panel issued an opinion that rejected former President Donald Trump’s claim that he has absolute immunity against criminal prosecution for actions he took while President. Their unanimous decision upholds our nation’s foundational principle that no one – not even a former President – is above the law. The […]
A D.C. Circuit Court three-judge panel today sharply and unanimously rejected former President Donald Trump’s claim that he has absolute immunity against criminal prosecution for actions he took while President. Democracy 21 applauds today’s unanimous court decision. Trump’s claim of absolute criminal immunity is meritless and a stark rejection of our nation’s foundational principle that no person […]
We are headed to crunch time on the four criminal cases pending against former President Donald Trump, including two that will determine if Trump is held accountable for his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Recent polls show that the results in these cases could have a major impact on the 2024 presidential election. […]
On Tuesday, January 9, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit will hear oral argument in the case United States v. Donald J. Trump. The three-judge panel will hear former President Trump’s appeal of Judge Tanya Chutkan’s recent ruling that he does not have immunity from federal prosecution for actions he took while […]
Throughout his professional career, when Donald Trump has been challenged in court, his litigation strategy has invariably been “Delay. Delay. More Delay.” That apparently is his goal for the federal criminal cases pending against him in Washington, DC and Florida, and for the cases pending in Georgia and New York. If Trump can delay the […]
Last week, 16 Republicans made their argument against immunity for former President Donald Trump from a distinctly conservative perspective, The Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin writes in a column published on Tuesday. She is referring to the amicus brief submitted late on Friday, December 29, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in the case United States […]
Sixteen former prosecutors, elected officials, other government officials, and constitutional lawyers, including individuals appointed in the Nixon, Reagan, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, and Trump Administrations, submitted an amicus brief Friday to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in the case United States v. Donald J. Trump. The brief, led by lead counsel […]
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