Above the Law? Exploring Presidential Immunity from Criminal Prosecution

23/04/2024 1h 2min Temporada 5 Episodio 8

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Episode Synopsis

On this Episode of A Hard Look, Senior Technology Editor Bennett J. Nuss interviews Professor Mark Rotenberg regarding immunities provided to government officials, especially the President and Executive Branch. The conversation ranges from a history of official immunities in the United States, the distinctions between civil and criminal immunity, and rounding out with a discussion of the ongoing litigation against President Donald Trump within the D.C. Circuit.
This episode was produced by ALR Technology Editor ⁠Anthony Aviza⁠.
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Note: This episode was recorded before the Oral Arguments in Trump v. United States, which was rescheduled for April 25th, 2024 by the time this episode was published.