On July 1, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6–3 for the first time that former presidents have broad immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by Wikipedia, Congressional Research Service, CBC, Malay Mail, AP/KFOR, and other independent sources. Date, vote count, and 'first time' characterization all corroborated. [cascade flags: wikipedia_dropped_other_sources_exist | tier=silver indep_score=0.838 clusters=4 claim_tier=exceptional]
Sources
- Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have broad immunity, dimming chance of a pre-election Trump trial (seed:politics_and_current_events)
- https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/LSB11194 (corroboration)
- https://amp.cbc.ca/lite/story/1.7251423 (corroboration)
- https://malaymail.com/news/world/2024/07/02/us-supreme-court-rules-trump-has-presidential-immunity-cant-be-prosecuted-for-decisions-made-in-office/142421 (corroboration)
- https://kfor.com/news/washington-dc-bureau/supreme-court-expected-to-rule-on-trump-immunity-case-as-end-of-term-nears/amp/ (corroboration)