Above the Law? Exploring Presidential Immunity from Criminal Prosecution
Description
On this Episode of A Hard Look, Senior Technology Editor Bennett J. Nuss interviews Professor Mark Rotenberg regarding immunities provided to government officials, especially the President and Executive Branch. The conversation ranges from a history of official immunities in the United States, the distinctions between civil and criminal immunity, and rounding out with a discussion of the ongoing litigation against President Donald Trump within the D.C. Circuit.
This episode was produced by ALR Technology Editor Anthony Aviza.
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United States v. Trump Decision
Nixon v. Fitzgerald
Clinton v. Jones
Trump v. Mazars
Note: This episode was recorded before the Oral Arguments in Trump v. United States, which was rescheduled for April 25th, 2024 by the time this episode was published.
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