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Cornell Law School

Law school of Cornell University

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Dec 3, 2025

What legal standards would apply to pursuing criminal charges against a former U.S. president?

Criminal charges against a former U.S. president are governed by ordinary federal and state criminal law, but recent litigation and a Supreme Court decision created a new framework for when presidenti...

Nov 19, 2025

How did the 2018 and later U.S. federal court rulings affect the public disclosure of the 2009 settlement and documents?

Coverage in the provided search results does not mention the 2009 settlement at issue nor specific 2018 and later federal court rulings that changed public disclosure of that settlement or its documen...

Nov 18, 2025

Have weather events recently caused flags to fall or be damaged on the White House grounds?

Photographs taken November 16–17, 2025 showed a U.S. flag appearing low or lying on the South Lawn as President Trump returned to the White House, sparking viral social-media attention and debate abou...

Nov 17, 2025

was the american flag on the ground at the white house

Photographs and social posts show an American flag on or near the ground on the South Lawn of the White House as President Trump returned from Mar‑a‑Lago on Nov. 16, 2025; multiple outlets report the ...

Nov 9, 2025

Can the Supreme Court rule on the constitutionality of Senate rule changes like the nuclear option?

The Supreme Court can in principle review the constitutionality of Senate rule changes such as the “nuclear option,” but in practice the Court historically and will intervene only when a concrete, jus...