The Supreme Court's Immunity Ruling Is Bigger Than Trump

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🗓️ 1 July 2024

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In a 6-3 decision, the Justices say that presidents, including Donald Trump, have immunity from prosecution for official acts, but not unofficial ones. What does this mean for the Jan. 6 case brought by special counsel Jack Smith? Plus, the High Court rules that Jan. 6 rioters can't be charged with obstructing Congress, and that homeless camping isn't constitutionally protected. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Tn B. Tech Minute gives you the day's top tech headlines, from the big names in Silicon Valley to the
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0:11.3	tech news briefing feed from the Wall Street Journal.
0:18.0	From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch.
0:24.4	The Supreme Court finishes its term by ruling that President Trump and all Presidents
0:29.1	have broad immunity from criminal prosecution for official actions taken while in office.
0:34.4	How will this affect the January 6th prosecution of Trump by Special Counsel Jack Smith?
0:40.0	Plus the justices say there's no constitutional right to homeless encampments.
0:44.0	Welcome, I'm Kyle Peterson with the Wall Street Journal.
0:48.0	We are joined today by my colleagues, columnist Kim Strassal and Alicia Finley.
0:53.3	The Supreme Court has ended its term with a blizzard of opinions,
0:56.2	so we can't get to them all today.
0:57.9	But let's start with the biggest case announced this morning
1:01.0	as Trump versus the United States and the question the justices took was
1:05.5	whether the office of the presidency and whoever is holding it but in this case
1:09.9	Donald Trump has some kind of immunity from prosecution.
1:13.8	Lower courts had said no, but here's a bit of the conclusion today
1:18.2	by a six-3 majority with the opinion written by Chief Justice John Roberts.
1:23.2	This case poses a question of lasting significance.
1:26.0	When may a former president be prosecuted for official acts taken during his presidency?
1:30.8	Our nation has never before needed an answer, but in addressing that question today,
1:35.1	unlike the political branches and the public at large, we cannot afford to fixate exclusively
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