WASHINGTON (February 29, 2024)—The Supreme Court will hear arguments for whether former President Donald Trump should be immune from prosecution in his federal election interference case in April. Trump’s team has been working to delay the criminal case until after the 2024 Presidential Election. The Court will answer whether or not former presidents are immune from prosecution for official acts they take in office.
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Paul Schiff Berman; is the Walter S. Cox Professor of Law at the George Washington University Law School. Professor Berman is one of the world’s foremost theorists on the interactions among legal systems. Professor Berman is an expert on constitution and administrative law. In particular to this case, Professor Berman is on film discussing the 14th amendment and presidential immunity which can be watched here.
“There's no reason that lower court proceedings couldn't continue in the meantime. And if the court ultimately rules that Trump is immune, the proceedings could be discontinued at that time.” Berman said he would not expect a Supreme Court decision until the end of June, “which means that a trial is unlikely to begin until end of summer at the earliest.
Alan B. Morrison, Lerner Family Associate Dean for Public Interest and Public Service Law; Professorial Lecturer in Law at the George Washington University Law School. Dean Morrison is expert in constitutional law and has argued in front of the Supreme Court 20 times.
Alan authored, The Calendar May Be Trump’s Ally But DOJ Can Speed Things Up discussing just how crucial the Court’s calendar can be to Trump’s Immunity claims and his 2024 presidential campaign
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