A packed courtroom for the Trump ballot case

A packed courtroom for the Trump ballot case

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We have known since last week (thanks to reporting by Maggie Haberman and Alan Feuer in The New York Times) that the big Republican elephant will not be in the room today when the U.S. Supreme Court takes the bench in Trump v. Anderson, about whether the Colorado Supreme Court erred in excluding former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 presidential primary ballot.

Trump is reportedly starting the day at Mar-A-Lago, then heading to Nevada this evening for … Read the rest

Court won’t hear Trump immunity dispute now

Court won’t hear Trump immunity dispute now

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The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a request from Special Counsel Jack Smith to decide, without waiting for a federal appeals court to weigh in, whether former President Donald Trump can be tried on criminal charges that he conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Smith had asked the justices to act quickly to resolve the dispute over Trump’s immunity during the 2023-24 term, but the justices turned him down, in a brief unsigned order issued on … Read the rest

Court asked to review prosecution of Jan. 6 participants, with implications for Trump

Court asked to review prosecution of Jan. 6 participants, with implications for Trump

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The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here.

On August 3, President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to criminal charges related to the January 6, 2021 attack on the United States Capitol and interfering with the results of the 2020 election. A day later, Trump posted on his Truth Social account that “the Supreme Court must intercede.”

Even … Read the rest

Trump asks justices to block the release of documents related to Jan. 6 riot

Trump asks justices to block the release of documents related to Jan. 6 riot

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This article was updated on Dec. 23 at 9:40 p.m.

Former President Donald Trump came to the Supreme Court on Thursday, asking the justices to block the release of White House records to the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The committee is seeking documents that would show Trump’s communications and activities in the lead-up to the riot.

Trump argues that as a former president he has the power to keep the documents secret, … Read the rest