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Trump Moves to Overturn Manhattan Conviction, Citing Immunity Decision — Former President Donald J. Trump took the action hours after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling granted him immunity for official acts committed in office. — Donald J. Trump began an effort on Monday to throw …

Discussion: NBC News, Forbes, CBS News, UPI, Breitbart, The Bulwark, Politico, Raw Story, The Hill, DNyuz, New York Post, The Post Millennial, RedState, Washington Examiner, HuffPost, Fox News and IJR

Andrew Stanton / Newsweek:

Supreme Court Impeachment Plan Released by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — announced plans to introduce articles of impeachment against the U.S. — justices on Monday after the court ruled that presidents have immunity for official actions. — The court on Monday ruled that former presidents …

Elie Mystal / The Nation:

The President Can Now Assassinate You, Officially — Under this new standard, a president can go on a four-to-eight year crime spree and then retire from public life, never to be held accountable. — Pocket — Welp, Donald Trump won. The Supreme Court today ruled that presidents are entitled to …

Alan Feuer / New York Times:

Ruling Further Slows Trump Election Case but Opens Door to Airing of Evidence — The Supreme Court's immunity decision directed the trial court to hold hearings on what portions of the indictment can survive — a possible chance for prosecutors to set out their case in public before Election Day.

Discussion: The Hill, CNN, Robert Reich, Raw Story, Alternet.org, New Republic, New York Daily News, New Yorker, DNyuz, Washington Post, New York Magazine, Courier-Journal, Washington Examiner and Politico

Judd Legum / Popular Information:

A five-alarm fire for democracy — On Monday, six members of the Supreme Court granted Donald Trump — and every future president — broad criminal immunity. The court found that, as president, Trump was free to use his “official” powers to commit crimes.

Discussion: Politico, emptywheel, Just Security, Roll Call, Semafor, IJR and CNBC

Axios:

Behind the Curtain: The imperial presidency in waiting … - A re-elected Trump would quickly set up vast camps and deport millions of people in the U.S. illegally. … - In Washington, Trump would move to fire potentially tens of thousands of civil servants using a controversial interpretation of law and procedure.

Perry Stein / Washington Post:
Thomas uses Trump immunity ruling to question Jack Smith appointment

Discussion: The Federalist, Townhall, DNyuz, Georgia Recorder, Breitbart, New York Times, Washington Examiner, The Post Millennial, Alternet.org, New York Post, The Gateway Pundit, Law & Crime and The Daily Caller

Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Supreme Court Puts Trump Above the Law

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Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
Trump Immunity Ruling Will Be John Roberts' Legacy to American Democracy

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Maya Homan / USA Today:
What is presumptive immunity? Here's what the Supreme Court ruling could mean for Trump

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Politico:
Trump world is giddy over the Supreme Court immunity decision

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David Corn / Mother Jones:
“The President Is Now a King”: The Most Blistering Lines From Dissents in the Trump Immunity Case

Discussion: Steady, American Prospect, The Moderate Voice, Newsbusters, The Guardian, Teen Vogue, The Dispatch, New Republic, RedState, The Root, Adam Kinzinger, Digby's Hullabaloo and Rolling Stone

Danielle Wallace / Fox News:
AOC threatens Supreme Court articles of impeachment over immunity ruling

Discussion: Blaze Media, Washington Examiner and Clayton Cramer

emptywheel:
Justice Roberts' Drone Strike on George Washington's Legacy

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Zachary Leeman / Mediaite:
AOC to File ‘Articles of Impeachment’ Following Supreme Court Immunity Ruling: ‘Corruption Crisis Beyond Its Control’

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Avery Lotz / Axios:
“The president is now a king”: Key lines from Trump immunity ruling

Nina Totenberg / NPR:
Supreme Court says Trump has absolute immunity for core acts only

Andrew Solender / Axios:
Democrats vow to get “aggressive” with SCOTUS after Trump ruling

Discussion: The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali, Las Vegas Review-Journal, NBC News, The Gateway Pundit, Bloomberg, CBS News, New Republic, Breitbart, NOTUS, New York Times, Fox News and Washington Examiner

Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
4 takeaways from the Supreme Court's Trump immunity decision

USA Today:

How much did debate hurt Biden's re-election bid? New poll offers insight. — Trump's new, narrow advantage signals a close contest, not a decisive lead. But other exclusive poll findings raise red flags for the president. — Susan Page Rachel BarberUSA TODAY

Discussion: New York Post and American Greatness

Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Biden Warns That Supreme Court's Immunity Ruling Will Embolden Trump

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Politico:
Biden says public must block Trump if Supreme Court will not

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Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
There's No Clean Way to Replace Biden and Harris

Discussion: The Atlantic and New York Post

Gregg Montgomery / WISH-TV:

Rep. Spartz charged with weapons violation at DC airport — U.S. Rep. Spartz charged with airport weapons violation — (WISH) — U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz has been charged with a weapons violation at Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C. — A spokesperson for Metropolitan …

Discussion: CNN, Raw Story, Mediaite, Axios, Associated Press, HuffPost, DNyuz and Blaze Media

Chris Cameron / New York Times:

Trump Amplifies Calls to Jail Top Elected Officials, Invokes Military Tribunals — A post that Mr. Trump circulated on Sunday called for Liz Cheney to be prosecuted by a military court reserved for enemy combatants and war criminals. — Former President Donald J. Trump over the weekend escalated …

Discussion: Alternet.org, Raw Story, Mediaite and New Jersey Online

Jesse Scheckner / Florida Politics:

Unsealed: Jeffrey Epstein's grand jury records now viewable online — The records have long been sealed due to state limitations on exposing grand jury evidence. Lawmakers passed narrowly tailored legislation in February to circumvent those restrictions. — More than 150 transcript pages …

Discussion: Washington Post, Miami Herald, Palm Beach Post, One America News Network, The Daily Beast, Chicago Tribune, The Gateway Pundit, DNyuz, Fox News, Associated Press and The Sun

Lisa Needham / Public Notice:

SCOTUS gives Trump (and only Trump) a map for abusing power — The imperial court sides with their king. — ∙ Paid … Not content to utterly upend the separation of powers as it did last week by gutting the administrative state, the right-wingers on the US Supreme Court yesterday …

Discussion: Washington Post, USA Today, CBS News and ABC News

John Fritze / CNN:

Supreme Court lets a truck stop sue the Federal Reserve in latest threat to agency regulations — The Supreme Court on Monday revived a lawsuit by a North Dakota truck stop that is challenging the fees banks can charge for debit-card transactions in a ruling that could have deeper implications for other government regulations.

Discussion: Raw Story, RedState, DNyuz, Roll Call, Associated Press and Bloomberg

New York Times:
Supreme Court Extends Time Frame for Challenges to Regulations

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Pranav Dixit / Engadget:

Midjourney is creating Donald Trump pictures when asked for images of ‘the president of the United States’ — This is in spite of Midjourney's self-imposed ban on creating Trump and Biden images ahead of the US presidential election. — Midjourney, a popular AI-powered image generator …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice

Josh Meyer / USA Today:

Trump raked in big money from foreign nations. Experts fear he'd do it more if re-elected — The countries include human rights violators and U.S. adversaries, raising questions about how Trump's financial interests affect national security. — WASHINGTON - If former President Donald Trump wins …

Matthew Loh / Business Insider:

The US will pay for migrants' flights out of Panama to close a route used by over 700,000 people to reach the US-Mexico border — The US is trying to shut down the Darién Gap, a land route used by thousands to reach its borders. — It's paying for migrants' repatriation …

Discussion: Associated Press, Department of Homeland …, Semafor and CBS News

New York Times:

Cash Crunch Squeezes Kennedy Amid Costly Fight for Ballot Spots — Confronting steep debts and some layoffs, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign is increasingly consumed by the battle for ballot access, with his allies quietly putting money into a new legal fund.

Discussion: Axios