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Dec 4, 2025
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supreme courts ruling on trumps immunity

The Supreme Court in Trump v. United States held that presidents receive broad immunity for certain official acts — absolute immunity for core presidential functions and at least presumptive immunity ...

Dec 7, 2025
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What specific presidential immunities did the Supreme Court limit in December 2025 decision?

The Supreme Court’s major immunity ruling held that presidents enjoy absolute criminal immunity for acts that are “core” or “official” executive functions and a form of presumptive immunity for other ...

Nov 15, 2025
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JD Vance's transition from Marines to Yale Law School

JD Vance served four years in the U.S. Marine Corps (2003–2007), used the Post‑9/11 GI Bill and Yellow Ribbon benefits to fund college, graduated summa cum laude from Ohio State in 2009, then enrolled...

Nov 4, 2025

What are the international laws regarding military use of civilian infrastructure?

International humanitarian law (IHL) bars direct attacks on civilian infrastructure unless that infrastructure meets the legal test of a *military objective*—a narrow definition that requires a direct...

Dec 16, 2025

When did jd vance graduate from ohio state university and yale law school?

J.D. Vance earned his Bachelor of Arts from The Ohio State University in 2009 and his Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 2013 . Multiple reputable outlets — including Britannica, Business Insider an...

Jan 27, 2026

How did Vance’s experiences shape his decision to apply to Yale Law School?

’s decision to apply to Law School was driven primarily by a desire to escape and remake the trajectory set by a —a legal education he saw as a pathway to social mobility and credibility—rather than b...

Jan 8, 2026

What are the main arguments for reforming ICE instead of abolishing it?

The principal arguments for reforming Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) rather than abolishing it center on preserving institutional capacity for immigration enforcement and public safety, pur...

Dec 6, 2025

What legal precedents did the Supreme Court cite when ruling on presidential immunity?

The Supreme Court’s ruling recognizing substantial presidential immunity for “official acts” cited a mix of constitutional structure, Founding-era practice, and prior immunity and separation‑of‑powers...

Dec 4, 2025

Would a presidential immunity doctrine prevent prosecution for illegal acts committed in office?

The Supreme Court has ruled that a President enjoys absolute immunity for “core” presidential powers and at least presumptive immunity for other official acts, shielding some in-office conduct from cr...

Dec 4, 2025

How will the 2025 ruling affect ongoing and future criminal investigations of presidents?

The Supreme Court’s 2024–2025 rulings—most notably Trump v. United States—expanded presidential immunity for acts tied to official functions, a change legal analysts say gives presidents “vast new imm...

Dec 3, 2025

How will a Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity affect pending criminal or civil investigations of a president?

The Supreme Court’s Trump v. United States decision holds that presidents enjoy at least presumptive immunity for “official acts” and absolute immunity for a narrow core of exclusively presidential po...

Nov 21, 2025

Can a prosecutor's political affiliation influence the outcome of a case?

Research and reporting show that a prosecutor’s politics can matter — through elections, appointments, and policy directives — and that political alignment has been linked to who runs and wins prosecu...