

Trump Does Not Have Presidential Immunity
Feb 7, 2024
Former federal prosecutor Jessica Roth and Loyola Law School professor Jessica Levinson discuss the DC Circuit Court rejecting Trump's claims of presidential immunity and a possible new path for reasserting abortion rights. They explore the implications of the court order, timing and potential trial date in the federal election case, analysis of presidential immunity arguments in federal and state criminal cases, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision on Medicaid funds for abortions, and the debate between originalism and the living constitution.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Rejecting Presidential Immunity
01:41 • 11min
DC Court of Appeals rules against Trump's immunity claim
12:52 • 7min
Timing and Potential Trial Date in Federal Election Case
19:28 • 2min
Analysis of Presidential Immunity Arguments in Federal and State Criminal Cases
21:04 • 3min
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Decision on Medicaid Funds for Abortions
23:41 • 12min
Constitutional interpretation, originalism, and the living constitution
35:49 • 3min