The Supreme Court nears the end of another momentous term. A decision on Trump's immunity looms

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The court is meeting for the final time this term on Monday, in an unusual push into July, and the most anticipated decision of the term awaits.

At issue is whether former President Donald Trump is immune from prosecution for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.In the last 10 days of June, on a frenetic pace of its own making, the Supreme Court touched a wide swath of American society in a torrent of decisions on abortion, guns, the environment, health, the opioid crisis, securities fraud and homelessness.

By holding on to the case until early July, the justices have reduced, if not eliminated, the chance that Trump will have to stand trial before the November election, no matter what the court decides. The Supreme Court's handling of the immunity case, which began when the justices rejected a first plea to take it up in December, have led critics to say the court has so far granted Trump “immunity by delay.” A federal appeals unanimously rejected Trump's immunity claim in February, and the justices agreed a few weeks later to hear Trump's appeal.

Conservative justices don't usually side with criminal defendants, said University of Pennsylvania law professor Kim Roosevelt. The court is weighing efforts in Texas and Florida that would limit how Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube and other social media platforms regulate content posted by their users.

 

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