Yesterday the Supreme Court announced it will take up former President Donald Trump’s immunity appeal, scheduling oral argument for the week of April 22. This prevents the criminal trial against Trump from moving forward until the Court decides the appeal. Trump’s immunity claim that he is protected from criminal prosecution for actions taken while President […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Statement of D21 President Fred Wertheimer “It is inexplicable and indefensible that the Supreme Court has failed to adopt the same kind of ethics code that applies to every other part of our government.” On Thursday afternoon, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act (S. 359) by a Democratic party-line […]
Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | July 6, 2023 The Supreme Court is a seriously damaged institution. A recent Quinnipiac poll found that just 30 percent of voters approved of the Supreme Court, the lowest approval rating since they began asking this question. Nearly 7 of 10 voters said they believe the Court is “mainly motivated by […]
Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | June 22, 2023 For some inexplicable reason, the Justices on the Supreme Court have strongly resisted applying the same ethics rules to themselves that apply to all other federal judges. It is as if they are saying to the American people, “Don’t worry, trust us. We would never do anything […]
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case Moore v. Harper on December 7. Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer joins Background Briefing With Ian Masters to discuss the case, the “independent state legislature theory,” and the overall radical conservative direction the Court has been taking. (15 minutes)
The Supreme Court will hear oral argument in the case Moore v. Harper on Wednesday, December 7. In Moore v. Harper, a gerrymandered North Carolina congressional map that was rejected by the state’s Supreme Court is being defended by North Carolina legislators who claim the state court’s decision violates the so-called “independent state legislature theory.” There is a […]
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