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The Supreme Court’s July 1 immunity ruling gave Trump a major legal victory, but it also sent the case back to lower courts to sort out which alleged conduct counts as official and which evidence can still be used. The decision narrowed one set of risks while ensuring the fight over the January 6 case would continue.
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The Supreme Court’s July 1 immunity ruling gave Trump a major legal victory, but it also sent the case back to lower courts to sort out which alleged conduct counts as official and which evidence can still be used. The decision narrowed one set of risks while ensuring the fight over the January 6 case would continue.
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The Supreme Court’s July 1 immunity ruling gave Trump a major legal victory, but it also sent the case back to lower courts to sort out which alleged conduct counts as official and which evidence can still be used. The decision narrowed one set of risks while ensuring the fight over the January 6 case would continue.
The Supreme Court’s July 1 immunity ruling was a win for Donald Trump, but it sent key questions back to lower courts, where judges now have to sort official conduct from unofficial conduct before the case can move ahead.
On July 1, 2024, the Supreme Court said former presidents have immunity for official acts and no immunity for unofficial ones, sending the Jan. 6 case back for more line-drawing. Trump allies called that a win, but the ruling did not dismiss the case or amount to exoneration.
The Supreme Court said on July 1, 2024, that former presidents have immunity for official acts and no immunity for unofficial ones, then sent the case back for lower-court proceedings. Trump quickly cast the decision as broader protection than the Court actually gave him.
On July 1, 2024, the Supreme Court ruled that former presidents have absolute immunity for core constitutional powers, presumptive immunity for other official acts, and no immunity for unofficial conduct. The election-subversion case goes back to lower court proceedings under that new framework.
The Supreme Court held that former presidents have absolute immunity for acts within exclusive constitutional authority, presumptive immunity for other official acts, and no immunity for unofficial acts. It remanded Trump’s election-interference case for the district court to separate official from unofficial conduct and decide what can still move forward.
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