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remaining court cases. and why the former president is considering this a victory. the chances of a trial before the election are zero at this point. major: plus the strong chilling words from the dissenting justices. the cbs evening news starts now. good evening, everyone. i am major garrett in for norah o donnell. the groundbreaking decision from our nation s highest court. presidents have absolute immunity for official acts while in office, but they do not have immunity for unofficial acts. that means donald trump can and most certainly will claim broad immunity in his pending federal election interference case. a case that is now unlikely to be resolved before election day. chief justice john roberts penned the opinion writing the president may not be prosecuted for exercising his core constitutional powers. as for the dissent, justice sonia sotomayor forcefully pushed back and deployed bleak hypotheticals orders the navy seal team six to assassinate a politi
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The U.S. House passed a bill Wednesday that would limit how the District controls its local criminal sentencing laws. The D.C. Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe (CRIMES) Act aims to restrict the D.C. Council’s sentencing authority and modifies the Youth Rehabilitation Act of 1985. The 1985 legislation considers eligible offenders […]
The use of acquitted conduct in criminal sentencing is antithetical to the Bill of Rights and incompatible with the cherished concept of a trial by jury.