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Trump Again Denied Presidential Immunity Defense in Carroll Defamation Case

A federal appeals court panel has rejected former President Donald Trump’s attempt to shield himself from a defamation suit by claiming presidential immunity. The three-judge Second Circuit Court of Appeals panel agreed with a federal district court that Trump waived …

Judges Ask Why Trump Waited Years Before Claiming ‘Presidential Immunity’ in Defamation Case

A federal appeals panel wants to know why lawyers for former President Donald Trump didn’t try years ago to use a claim of absolute presidential immunity to shield him from a defamation lawsuit by a woman who accused him of …

Trump Immune From Suit for Election Comments Made in Office

A Pennsylvania state court judge ruled that presidential immunity is broad enough to protect Donald Trump’s false claims that the 2020 election was rigged, even if he didn’t really believe the conspiracy. Judge Michael Erdos in the Philadelphia County Court …

Judges Mull Whether Trump’s Rape Claim Reply Is Protected Because He Was President

Federal appeals judges asked Friday whether a U.S. president’s every remark is part of the job as they weighed whether former President Donald Trump can be held liable in a defamation case that concerns his response to a rape allegation. …

What Happens to Civil Lawsuits Filed Against President-Elect Trump?

If Donald Trump is elected, before he’s sworn in as President on Jan. 20 he’ll face a different kind of swearing in that few Commanders in Chief have experienced: that of a trial witness in one of the many open …