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Supreme Court partially backs Trump on immunity; throws out judicial decision that rejected Trump's bid for immunity

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Supreme Court says Trump has some level of immunity for official acts in landmark ruling on presidential power

From cbsnews.com

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that former President Donald Trump is entitled to some level of immunity from federal prosecution for official actions he took while in office, a landmark decision in the height of an election season that could further delay the start of his criminal trial in Washington, D.C. "We conclude that under our constitutional structure of separated powers, the nature of Presidential power requires that a former President have some immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts during his tenure in office. At least with respect to the President's exercise of his core constitutional ... (full story)

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