Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have broad immunity July 1, 2024
Comprehensive coverage of the day\u2019s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.\n\n\nThe Supreme Court punted Donald Trump\u2019s presidential immunity claim back to the lower courts today, ruling that presidents have immunity for core constitutional powers, but not for unofficial acts\u2014though they did not detail what those acts are and are not. Lawmakers and legal experts responded to the decision.\nHurricane Beryl made landfall on the Caribbean island of Carriacou. The dangerous and powerful Category 4 storm is the earliest one of its strength to form in the Atlantic, fueled by record warm waters.\nHouse Republicans filed a lawsuit against Attorney General Merrick Garland for the audio recording of President Joe Biden\u2019s interview with a special counsel in his classified documents case. They are asking the courts to enforce their subpoena and reject the White House\u2019s effort to withhold the materials from Congress.\nFormer senior aide to Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, has reported to prison to begin serving a four-month sentence for defying a congressional subpoena from the House committee investigating the January 6, 2020, attack on the U.S. Capitol.\nThe monthlong celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride reached its finale over the weekend, with Pride parades hosted in numerous major cities across the country and the globe. In San Francisco, home to one of the first formal Pride organizations in the world, thousands of people gathered yesterday to celebrate the city\u2019s 54th annual Pride march. The march stretched the length of downtown Market Street, from the Embarcadero to the Civic Center\n\nThe post Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have broad immunity \u2013 July 1, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.