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What SCOTUS immunity ruling could mean for Biden, future presidents

The Supreme Court ruled Trump has some immunity from criminal prosecution. We VERIFY three top questions about what the new precedent does and doesn’t allow.
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What Trump’s immunity could mean for Biden

Justice Sonia Sotomayor argued in her dissent that the presidential immunity ruling creates a dangerous precedent. Here’s what could happen.
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Yes, there is a federal recusal law for Supreme Court justices

Supreme Court justices are required to sit out cases where they may appear impartial, and often do. But it’s unclear whether they can be forced to.
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Federal law requires SCOTUS recusal in certain cases

Supreme Court justices are required to sit out cases where they may appear impartial, and often do. But it’s unclear whether they can be forced to.
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No, Trump cannot directly appeal his hush money conviction to the U.S. Supreme Court

“Trump does not have direct access to the Supreme Court, nor does any sitting president,” an expert told VERIFY.
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No, Trump cannot directly appeal his hush money conviction to the U.S. Supreme Court

Trump’s hush money case must go through the New York appellate court system before it could reach the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Claims the Trump jury verdict was not unanimous are false

The jury on May 30 found Donald Trump guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records. The jury made that decision unanimously.
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VERIFYING whether gag orders are constitutional

Court-imposed gag orders put limits on speech, so how are they legal under the First Amendment? We VERIFY what the Supreme Court has said on the issue.
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Are gag orders constitutional? SCOTUS says it depends

After Trump was fined for violating a gag order, VERIFY readers asked if gag orders violate the First Amendment. Here’s what the Supreme Court has said.
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What we can VERIFY about claims the Supreme Court abolished the right to protest in 3 states

A Supreme Court decision doesn’t abolish the right for groups to protest but it does clear the way in three states for people to sue protest organizers for damages.
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Supreme Court did not abolish right to mass protest in three states

A Supreme Court decision doesn’t abolish the right for groups to protest but it does clear the way in three states for people to sue protest organizers for damages.