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Jul 9, 2024 | 
sourcenm.com | Claire Wofford
This commentary originally appeared in The Conversation. The United States Supreme Court has handed former president Donald Trump what may be the most favorable legal decision he could have reasonably hoped for in his fight against federal prosecution for his attempts to reverse the 2020 election outcome.
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Jul 2, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Claire Wofford
The United States Supreme Court has handed former president Donald Trump what may be the most favorable legal decision he could have reasonably hoped for in his fight against federal prosecution for his attempts to reverse the 2020 election outcome. Justices split along ideological lines in a 6-3 decision issued on Monday, in which the conservative-dominated court declared that a former president has "some immunity for criminal prosecution for official acts during his tenure in office."
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
tolerance.ca | Claire Wofford
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
idahopress.com | Claire Wofford
‘Above the law’ in some cases: Supreme Court gives Trump − and future presidents − a special exception that will delay his prosecution
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
chronicle-tribune.com | Claire Wofford
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
caledonianrecord.com | Claire Wofford
The United States Supreme Court has handed former president Donald Trump what may be the most favorable legal decision he could have reasonably hoped for in his fight against federal prosecution for his attempts to reverse the 2020 election outcome. Justices split along ideological lines in a 6-3 decision issued on July 1, 2024, in which the conservative-dominated court declared that a former president has "some immunity for criminal prosecution for official acts during his tenure in office."
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Claire Wofford
The United States Supreme Court has handed former president Donald Trump what may be the most favorable legal decision he could have reasonably hoped for in his fight against federal prosecution for his attempts to reverse the 2020 election outcome.
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Amy Lieberman |Naomi Schalit |Claire Wofford |Stefanie Lindquist
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a president, including former President Donald Trump, “may not be prosecuted for exercising his core constitutional powers, and he is entitled, at a minimum, to a presumptive immunity from prosecution for all his official acts.” The decision is “super nuanced,” as a law scholar explained to The Conversation shortly after the decision was announced on July 1, 2024.
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
ftimes.com | Claire Wofford
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Jun 24, 2024 | 
tolerance.ca | Claire Wofford
By Claire B. Wofford, Associate Professor of Political Science, College of Charleston
Critics are decrying the long time the Supreme Court has taken to rule in a crucial Trump case, charging that it’s politically motivated to help Trump. A scholar of the court says they’re wrong. Read complete article© The Conversation
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