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Supreme Court Rules Ex-Presidents Have Some Immunity From Prosecution

In a historic 6-3 ruling, the justices said for the first time that former presidents have absolute immunity from prosecution for their official acts and no immunity for unofficial acts.

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Prosecutor in Classified Docs Case Clashes With Judge Over Trump’s Speech Restrictions

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon questioned prosecutor David Harbach about how she could fashion an order that did not run afoul of Trump’s free speech rights.

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U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith speaks about indictment of former U.S. President Trump in Washington

Prosecutors Seek to Bar Trump From Injecting Politics Into Federal Election Interference Trial

Special counsel Jack Smith office told Judge Tanya Chutkan that Trump’s lawyers should be prevented from “raising irrelevant political issues or arguments in front of the jury."

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump campaigns in Derry, New Hampshire

Supreme Court Rejects Push to Fast-Track Ruling in Trump’s Election Subversion Case

The ruling is a scheduling win for Trump and his lawyers, who have sought repeatedly to delay the criminal cases against him as he campaigns to reclaim the White House in 2024.

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Appeals Court Upholds Gag Order on Trump but Narrows Speech Restrictions

The three-judge panel reimposed a bar on speech about court staff and limits what he can say about known or reasonably foreseeable witnesses in the case.

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Federal Appeals Court Appears Inclined to Reimpose Restrictions on Trump’s Trial Speech

The judges wrestled with how to craft a gag order that doesn’t infringe on the former president’s free speech rights or prevent him from defending himself on the campaign trail.

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