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Trump's federal and state prosecutions

The impact of the Supreme Court's ruling on Trump's ongoing federal and state prosecutions

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Jan 30, 2026
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What did Special Counsel Jack Smith’s final report say about the sufficiency of evidence in the dismissed cases?

’s publicly released final report asserted that the admissible evidence in his dismissed federal cases against was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial, but that because policy prohi...

Jan 17, 2026
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How does Section 3 of the 14th Amendment work to disqualify candidates and what cases have invoked it?

Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment bars from federal or state office anyone who, having previously sworn an oath to support the Constitution as a public official, “engaged in insurrection or rebell...

Jan 7, 2026
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How did the partisan composition of courts change after Trump’s judicial appointments?

Donald Trump’s judicial appointments substantially increased the share of Republican-appointed judges on the federal bench—most markedly on the courts of appeals—while producing only more modest shift...

Jan 28, 2026

Which SCOTUS cases addressed former President Trump’s business records and the presidential immunity arguments?

Two Supreme Court decisions anchored the legal landscape over ’s private papers and the shield he sought as president: (the Court’s 2020 decision upholding a state grand-jury subpoena for his financia...

Jan 23, 2026

Have courts previously approved metadata subpoenas targeting lawmakers and how were separation‑of‑powers concerns addressed?

Courts have long treated as a core legislative tool and generally decline to quash them when tied to a legitimate legislative purpose, but recent doctrine has carved out special scrutiny where subpoen...

Jan 15, 2026

How have courts treated presidential immunity claims in the classified‑documents and Jan. 6 cases?

The Supreme Court in Trump v. United States established a three‑tiered immunity framework — absolute for core constitutional acts, presumptive for other official acts within the “outer perimeter,” and...