Sotomayor hopes Court overturns immunity ruling
The gist
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said she hopes the court overturns its 2024 presidential immunity ruling.
The 6-3 decision shielded presidents from prosecution for official acts.
How it unfolded
- 2024The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 along ideological lines that former presidents have at least presumptive immunity from prosecution for official acts, upending the case against President Donald Trump over his attempts to subvert his 2020 election loss.
- Nov 3, 2026Voters turned out in the midterm elections; Democrats swept control of both chambers of Congress.
- Nov 7, 2026Justice Sonia Sotomayor, speaking at a civics education talk at George Washington's Mount Vernon estate, said she hopes the court will overturn its 2024 presidential immunity decision during her lifetime.
Key terms
- immunity ruling
- The concept that sitting U.S. presidents have civil or criminal immunity for their official acts.
- dissent
- An opinion written by a judge who disagrees with the majority opinion of the court in a legal case.
- midterm elections
- US general elections held near the midpoint of a president's four-year term, when all House seats and about a third of Senate seats are contested.
Source: Wikipedia