Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote that she saw 'no plausible argument' for barring prosecution of Trump's alleged effort to enlist fake electors in battleground states won by Joe Biden, though the majority sent that issue back for additional analysis by the trial court.
Sources
- Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have broad immunity, dimming chance of a pre-election Trump trial (apnews.com)
- https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4751339-donald-trump-attorney-fake-electors-scheme-official-act-immunity-decision/ (thehill.com)
- https://floridapolitics.com/archives/682922-amy-coney-barrett-shows-an-independence-from-majority-view-in-recent-opinions/ (floridapolitics.com)
- https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trump-appointed-justice-goes-out-of-her-way-to-argue-ex-presidents-fake-electors-scheme-not-protected-from-prosecution/ (mediaite.com)
- https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/barretts-writing-on-immunity-provides-another-path-on-rehearing (news.bloomberglaw.com)
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