The decision not to seek high court review means cases brought against Trump over Jan. 6 can move forward in district court, although he can still mount an immunity defense.

WASHINGTON — Lawsuits seeking to hold Donald Trump personally accountable for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol can move forward after the former president chose not to take his broad immunity claim to the Supreme Court.

Trump had a Thursday deadline to file a petition at the Supreme Court contesting an appeals court decision from December that rejected his immunity arguments, but he did not do so.

The appeals court made it clear that Trump could still claim immunity later in the proceedings in three cases brought by Capitol Police officers and members of Congress.

    • Xtallll@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      8 months ago

      He might not be able to get a member of the Supreme Court Bar to take his case. The requirements are:

      To qualify for admission to the Bar of this Court under Rule 5, an applicant must have been admitted to practice in the highest court of a State, Commonwealth, Territory or Possession, or the District of Columbia for a period of at least three years immediately before the date of application; must not have been the subject of any adverse disciplinary action pronounced or in effect during that three-year period, and must appear to the Court to be of good moral and professional character.

      It’s a low bar but all his lawyers end up getting disciplined by the judge at some point.

      • RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world
        4·
        8 months ago

        How many lawyers are there that have been in a lawsuit in front of a state Supreme Court in the last three years?

        I think it’s a pretty ingenious solution because anybody who has that qualification is not one that wants to throw it away.