Today is Friday, July 5th.

The US Supreme Court wrapped up a historic term this week,

and in its final day, it issued what's possibly

its most highly anticipated ruling yet,

one that had to do with presidential immunity. In other words, can presidents be criminally

prosecuted for breaking the law? Not only will the ruling impact all past and current

presidents, but it could also specifically affect the criminal cases against former

President Trump right now.

So today, while our team is taking some time off for the 4th of July holiday,

we have a special edition episode for you

instead of our typical Friday news roundup. You'll hear a great explanation of this Supreme Court ruling and its

potential implications from constitutional law expert Jessica Levinson.

She's a professor at Loyola Law School, the host of the

podcast Passing Judgment, and she's a legal contributor at CBS News. Jessica Levinson

breaks down the majority opinion and the dissenting one, answers the question,

can a president just assassinate an opponent now?

And what it all means for the cases against former President Trump.

Jessica Levinson thank you so much for joining us here on the newsworthy. Thanks for having me.

So first I'd love for you to just kind of outline what the justices said in this

ruling in simple terms and then we'll dive into some more of the details.

A quick summary is a majority of the court is saying that for current or former

presence there is at least some immunity from criminal prosecution.

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