Congressional Research Service Issues Legal Sidebar White Paper on Presidential Immunity From Criminal Prosecution in Trump V. U.S.
July 09, 2024
July 09, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11194) on July 5, 2024, by legislative attorney Todd Garvey:
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Presidential Immunity from Criminal Prosecution in Trump v. United States
On July 1, the Supreme Court issued a divided 6-3 opinion in Trump v. United States addressing, for the first time, the existence and scope of a constitutionally based presidential immunity from criminal indi . . .
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Presidential Immunity from Criminal Prosecution in Trump v. United States
On July 1, the Supreme Court issued a divided 6-3 opinion in Trump v. United States addressing, for the first time, the existence and scope of a constitutionally based presidential immunity from criminal indi . . .