Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a lengthy and strongly worded dissent in which she excoriated the court for its decision. At least with respect to the President’s exercise of his core constitutional powers, this immunity must be absolute.”“The President enjoys no immunity for his unofficial acts, and not everything the President does is official. The chief justice said the trial court will have to assess what of Trump’s alleged conduct is immunized under the new test handed down by the high court, and the opinion said that additional briefing will be needed for the trial court to do so. Justice Amy Coney Barrett expressed frustration with how the court was sending the case back down for more proceedings. “A President facing prosecution may challenge the constitutionality of a criminal statute as applied to official acts alleged in the indictment,” Barrett wrote.

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 02, 2024 11:44 UTC