Banging the Gavel: Supreme Court Decisions That Shook the Nation this Summer: Prison or Pardon Politics

Former President Donald Trump’s campaign for a second presidential term has been plagued by legal questions. Can states disqualify a Presidential candidate who has arguably been involved in insurrection? Is a former President immune from criminal prosecution for acts committed during his presidential term, whether official or unofficial? The Supreme Court’s decisions in these cases are demonstrably pro-Trump for the immediate election cycle. Speakers will break down the Court’s decisions in Trump v. U.S. and Trump v. Anderson for the impact on future Presidents and candidates and examine what could happen in the hypothetical extreme.