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Whether there is timely accountability for the only attempted presidential coup in American history now rests in the hands of nine Supreme Court Justices. The Supreme Court held oral argument thi...

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On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Donald J. Trump v. United States regarding former President Trump’s request to be granted immunity from federal criminal prosecuti...

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On Thursday, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Donald J. Trump v. United States, which addresses the question of whether Trump has presidential immunity for officials acts taken whil...

https://democracy21.org/news/press-releases/8-examples-show-that-scotus-can-act-quickly?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=8-examples-show-that-scotus-can-act-quickly

Two pending Supreme Court cases will help determine the extent to which there is criminal accountability for former President Donald Trump for his role in the unprecedented effort to overturn the...

https://democracy21.org/news/freds-weekly-note/will-the-trump-j6-case-be-heard-before-the-election-its-in-the-supreme-courts-hands?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=will-the-trump-j6-case-be-heard-before-the-election-its-in-the-supreme-courts-hands

Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer appeared this week on Politics War Room with James Carville and Al Hunt discussing the latest  developments in former President Donald Trump’s criminal t...

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“The alleged facts presented by the Manhattan D.A.’s office make clear – this is a case about illegally influencing the 2016 presidential election, not just about ‘hush money.’” – D...

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“The allegations are in substance, that Donald Trump falsified business records to conceal an agreement with others to unlawfully influence the 2016 presidential election.” – Judge Juan Me...

https://democracy21.org/news/freds-weekly-note/why-the-manhattan-criminal-trial-is-so-dangerous-for-trump?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-the-manhattan-criminal-trial-is-so-dangerous-for-trump

In an amicus brief filed Monday with the Supreme Court, 13 former prosecutors, elected officials, other government officials, and constitutional lawyers, including individuals appointed in the Ni...

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“States and municipalities aren’t waiting for Congress to lead on limiting big money in politics,” Democracy 21 advisor Matt Keller and Christine Wood, co-director of the Declaration for Am...

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Former President Donald Trump is less than two weeks away from his first criminal trial – the Manhattan hush money/election interference case, scheduled to start on April 15. Trump may finally ...

https://democracy21.org/news/freds-weekly-note/trumps-moment-of-truth-begins-april-15?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trumps-moment-of-truth-begins-april-15