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The Supreme Court ruled Monday that former presidents have at least some immunity from criminal prosecution for “official acts” in office, no matter their “politics, policy, or party,” but stipulated that that protection doesn’t cover everything.
The decision “reshapes the institution of the Presidency” and could lead to stark, long-term consequences for American democracy, Justice Sotomayor wrote.
The Supreme Court weighed in on whether prosecutors, in trying a former president, can cite official acts for which the president could not otherwise be prosecuted.
The majority said no. The Justice Department "for its part takes a similarly broad view, contending that the President enjoys no immunity" The likelihood of this case going to trial before Americans go to the polls in November is slim, expert says.
Vladeck: Impeachment tilts power away from Congress , courts and the people.
He says impeachment is the only option for accountability for presidents.
The process is weak enough on its own, and hard to imagine being especially effective in a late second term of a presidency.
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