Tag Archive for: Immunity

Legal Experts On Supreme Court Immunity Decision: There’s Still Time To Try Trump For His Alleged Crimes, But The Court Must Move Quickly

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Eisen, Wertheimer, And Joscelyn: The American People Are “Entitled To Know If Trump Is A Convicted Felon Before The Election.” At a press briefing on Thursday, top legal experts discussed Wednesday’s Supreme Court announcement that they would grant former President Donald Trump a hearing about his “presidential immunity” claim. The experts on the panel were […]

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Eisen, Kolb, Wertheimer On MSNBC: The Supreme Court’s Terse Immunity Order Gives Three Clues About Trump’s Claim

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The most important factor in the case, however, is timing. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court announced it would take up former President Donald Trump’s immunity appeal, scheduling oral argument for the week of April 22. “The court has framed the question in such a way that it is almost certain it will reject Trump’s outlandish […]

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Seligman, Eisen, And Wertheimer: Why A Supreme Court Stay In The Jan. 6 Case Is So Dangerous

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In an op-ed published this morning on MSNBC, Matthew Seligman, Amb. Norman Eisen (ret.), and Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer discuss why it is so important that the Supreme Court move quickly to deny former President Donald Trump’s petition to review the lower court’s decision rejecting his meritless claim of presidential immunity in the January 6/election interference […]

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SCOTUS Now Holds The Key On Immunity

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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 […]

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D21 President Fred Wertheimer On Today’s D.C. Court Of Appeals Unanimous Rejection Of Trump’s Immunity Claim & What’s Next

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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 […]

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Why Trump’s Immunity Claim Fell Flat In Court

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  The following analysis by Laurence Tribe, Norman Eisen, and Taylor Redd appeared on CNN. Read on CNN or below. __________________________   CNN   |  1/10/2024 Why Trump’s immunity claim fell flat in court Opinion by Laurence Tribe, Norman Eisen and Taylor Redd On Tuesday, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in Donald Trump’s […]

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Top Legal Experts Refute Trump’s Immunity Claims Ahead Of Court Of Appeals Oral Argument

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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 […]

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