WASHINGTON (February 6, 2024)—D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Court Rejected Trump’s Immunity Claims
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Paul Schiff Berman; 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.
Professor Berman said, “The DC Circuit panel unanimously and forcefully rejected Trump's far-fetched claims of absolute presidential immunity from criminal prosecution. The key question now is whether the Supreme Court, if it grants review, expedites the case so that a trial is possible before the November election.”
Alan Morrison, Lerner Family Associate Dean for Public Interest and Public Service Law; Professorial Lecturer in Law at the George Washington University Law School is a constitutional law expert- having argued in from of the Supreme Court over 20 times.
In particular to this news, Morrison said, “Now that former President Trump has had a full appeal and the court of appeals has unanimously rejected his absolute immunity claims, Special Counsel Smith should immediately move to lift the stay in the district court and Trump should have to obtain a further stay from the Supreme Court, which should reject his defense without hearing argument.”
Stephen A Saltzburg, Wallace and Beverley Woodbury University Professor of Law; Co-director of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Program at the George Washington University Law School. Professor Saltzburg is an expert on evidence, procedure and litigation. Professor Saltzburg has held numerous governmental positions and continues to serve as a mediator for the U.S. Court of Appeals for DC. Additionally, Saltzburg is one of the leading voices on Trump’s criminal trials and manner.
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