coyotino [he/him] ( theangriestbird@beehaw.org ) to PoliticsEnglish · 2 years agoSupreme Court says Trump has absolute immunity for core acts onlywww.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square24linkfedilinkarrow-up164
arrow-up164external-linkSupreme Court says Trump has absolute immunity for core acts onlywww.npr.orgcoyotino [he/him] ( theangriestbird@beehaw.org ) to PoliticsEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square24linkfedilink
minus-squarelorgo_numputz ( lorgo_numputz@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up45·2 years ago*Supreme Court says Trump (or any president) has absolute immunity for core acts only - and they will decide what acts are “core”. If it’s someone they like - absolute immunity! If it’s someone they don’t like… This is a right wing judicial coup.
minus-squareNeato ( Neato@ttrpg.network ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 years agoSo the president just has every justice killed that disagrees with him what a core act is. Brilliant.
minus-squareJillyB ( JillyB@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoThey actually sent it back to a lower court to classify the charges.
minus-squarecoffeetest ( coffeetest@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up16·2 years agoWhich will be appealed to the SC because the SC didn’t set any test for what is and is not covered. So the SC will decide.
*Supreme Court says Trump (or any president) has absolute immunity for core acts only - and they will decide what acts are “core”.
If it’s someone they like - absolute immunity!
If it’s someone they don’t like…
This is a right wing judicial coup.
So the president just has every justice killed that disagrees with him what a core act is. Brilliant.
They actually sent it back to a lower court to classify the charges.
Which will be appealed to the SC because the SC didn’t set any test for what is and is not covered. So the SC will decide.