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Presidential immunity and prosecution

The legal pathways to retry or reinstate federal charges dismissed when a defendant becomes President, including refiling after the presidency, exercise of presidential clemency, and prosecution subject to constitutional limits on immunity and statutes of limitation.

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Feb 1, 2026

Which specific Supreme Court cases since 2024 were authored by Trump-appointed justices and what doctrines did they alter?

appointed by — and (with in the majority of other Trump‑appointed blocs)—have authored opinions since 2024 that reshaped discrete doctrines: Barrett wrote a key opinion constraining and directing lowe...

Jan 29, 2026

What legal avenues exist to retry or reinstate federal charges dismissed when a defendant becomes president?

When are dismissed because a defendant becomes President, the primary legal pathways to retry or reinstate them are refiling after the presidency, exercise of presidential during or after office, and ...

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