How the Supreme Court could decide Trump's blockbuster fight for immunity - East Idaho News

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : "Trump has already won something," said Jonathan Entin, a professor at Case Western Reserve University's School of Law.
49% : "As a practical matter, Trump has gained time here, regardless of how the court decides the case.
45% : No matter what the majority of the Supreme Court decides about immunity for official conduct, at least a portion of the charges against Trump could proceed if some of his actions were private - that is, steps he took as a candidate or private citizen rather than as a president.
40% : Trump based most of his argument on a 1982 decision called Nixon v. Fitzgerald in which the Supreme Court ruled that presidents enjoy "absolute immunity" from civil lawsuits for official actions to the "outer perimeter" of their duties.
39% : In addition to the bottom line ruling about whether Trump is immune from prosecution could be important clues about how quickly the matter will go to trial.
37% : "Trump can win by losing by running out the clock," said Matthew Seligman, an attorney and a fellow at the Constitutional Law Center at Stanford Law School who co-wrote a piece for Just Security gaming out potential outcomes in the case and an amicus brief supporting Smith's position.
26% : And that, he said, would likely mean no quick answers for Trump or Smith.
25% : Trump now argues that the civil immunity the Supreme Court granted former presidents in the Fitzgerald case should apply to criminal prosecutions of former presidents as well.
17% : At issue is special counsel Jack Smith's prosecution of Trump's effort to overturn the 2020 election, including with his actions on January 6, 2021, though the court's decision could have implications for other criminal cases against Trump as well.

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