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Federal removal statutes

The laws that allow defendants to shift state prosecutions to federal court.

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Jan 16, 2026
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What is the current Supreme Court doctrine on presidential immunity and how has it changed recently?

The Supreme Court’s current doctrine holds that a president (including a former president) enjoys absolute criminal immunity for exercises of “core” or “conclusive and preclusive” presidential powers ...

Jan 27, 2026

How do legal immunity and presidential privileges affect lawsuits filed against sitting and former presidents?

and related privileges shape which lawsuits can proceed, which acts are insulated, and how courts balance separation-of-powers concerns against accountability; the law gives absolute civil immunity fo...

Jan 23, 2026

How could an appeal move a state criminal conviction into federal court, and what precedent governs that process?

A state criminal conviction can be reviewed in not by a conventional “appeal” that lifts the state case into the federal trial or appellate docket, but by post‑conviction federal review of constitutio...

Jan 17, 2026

What precedents exist for courts overturning or upholding state convictions of high‑profile federal officeholders?

Courts have a mixed but well‑charted record when state convictions of high‑profile federal officeholders are challenged: the U.S. Supreme Court can review state‑court interpretations of federal law (d...

Jan 15, 2026

What specific legal tests do federal courts use to decide whether a state criminal case can be removed for presidential‑immunity review?

Federal courts evaluate removal of state criminal cases for presidential‑immunity review by applying the Supreme Court’s two‑step immunity framework from Trump v. United States—first deciding whether ...