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Hacker News Jul 1, 2024

Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for official acts
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-trump-capitol-riot-immunity-2dc0d1c2368d404adc0054151490f542
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Supreme Court sends Trump immunity case back to lower court

The Supreme Court has ruled for the first time that former presidents have broad immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts. President Joe Biden said Monday night the ruling undercut accepted limits on the presidency dating all the way back to George Washington. But former President Donald Trump celebrated a “Big Win” that extended the delay in the Washington criminal case against him on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 election loss. There is little chance Trump could be tried before the November election.

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Hacker News Jul 1, 2024

Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have broad immunity
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-trump-capitol-riot-immunity-2dc0d1c2368d404adc0054151490f542
#ycombinator #Courts #District_of_Columbia #General_news #U_S_Supreme_Court #DC_Wire #Joe_Biden #Washington_news #Charles_Schumer #Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States #Michael_Pence #Sonia_Sotomayor #U_S_news #United_States_government #Amy_Coney_Barrett #Politics #U_S_News

Supreme Court sends Trump immunity case back to lower court

The Supreme Court has ruled for the first time that former presidents have broad immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts. President Joe Biden said Monday night the ruling undercut accepted limits on the presidency dating all the way back to George Washington. But former President Donald Trump celebrated a “Big Win” that extended the delay in the Washington criminal case against him on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 election loss. There is little chance Trump could be tried before the November election.

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Hacker News Nov 13, 2023

The US Supreme Court says it is adopting a code of ethics for the first time
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-ethics-code-conflicts-clarence-thomas-64d393ceb6f05402d762dca06f0f4187
#ycombinator #Courts #Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States #Clarence_Thomas #General_news #Amy_Coney_Barrett #District_of_Columbia #Politics #Washington_news #Samuel_Alito #John_Roberts #Sonia_Sotomayor #Richard_Durbin #Elena_Kagan #U_S_news #Brett_Kavanaugh #U_S_News

The Supreme Court is adopting its first code of ethics

The new Supreme Court code of conduct agreed to by all nine justices does not appear to impose any significant new requirements on them. The code leaves compliance to the justices themselves and does not create any other means of enforcement. The Supreme Court disclosed the code on Monday, in the face of sustained criticism over undisclosed trips and gifts from wealthy benefactors to some justices. The justices say the code largely represents a codification of principles they've long regarded as governing their conduct. Liberal critics of the court were not satisfied, with one group saying the code “reads a lot more like a friendly suggestion than a binding, enforceable guideline.”

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Hacker News Nov 13, 2023

The Supreme Court is adopting a code of ethics for the first time
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-ethics-code-conflicts-clarence-thomas-64d393ceb6f05402d762dca06f0f4187
#ycombinator #Courts #Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States #Clarence_Thomas #General_news #Amy_Coney_Barrett #District_of_Columbia #Politics #Washington_news #Samuel_Alito #John_Roberts #Sonia_Sotomayor #Richard_Durbin #Elena_Kagan #U_S_news #Brett_Kavanaugh #U_S_News

The Supreme Court is adopting its first code of ethics

The new Supreme Court code of conduct agreed to by all nine justices does not appear to impose any significant new requirements on them. The code leaves compliance to the justices themselves and does not create any other means of enforcement. The Supreme Court disclosed the code on Monday, in the face of sustained criticism over undisclosed trips and gifts from wealthy benefactors to some justices. The justices say the code largely represents a codification of principles they've long regarded as governing their conduct. Liberal critics of the court were not satisfied, with one group saying the code “reads a lot more like a friendly suggestion than a binding, enforceable guideline.”

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