Special counsel urges Supreme Court to reject Trump immunity

By John Fritze, Tierney Sneed and Hanna Rabinowitz | CNN Special counsel Jack Smith urged the Supreme Court on Monday to reject Donald Trump’s claims of sweeping immunity and to deny the former president any opportunity to delay a trial on charges that he attempted to subvert the results of the 2020 election. Trump’s position, Smith told … Read more

3/17: Sunday Morning – CBS News

3/17: Sunday Morning – CBS News Watch CBS News Hosted by Jane Pauley. In our cover story, Martha Teichner looks at the history of turmoil in Haiti. Also: Conor Knighton explores Irish emigration, and his own family history; Tracy Smith sits down with Christine Blasey Ford, whose new memoir, “One Way Back,” recounts the fallout … Read more

Trump asks Supreme Court to extend delay in election interference trial, claiming immunity

Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to extend the delay in his election interference trial, saying he is immune from prosecution on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 election loss. The former US president’s lawyers filed an emergency appeal with the court on Monday, just four days after the justices heard Trump’s separate … Read more

Supreme Court set for pivotal cases that could claw back federal administrative power

The Supreme Court will hear a dispute this week that could lead to a decision dramatically clawing back the power of federal agencies, putting a number of consumer and environmental protections in jeopardy. At issue is whether courts should defer to interpretation by federal agencies when a law could have multiple meanings, a practice known … Read more