Prof. Alan Rozenshtein Quoted in Star Tribune Editorial About Immunity Ruling

Professor Alan Rozenshtein was quoted in a Star Tribune editorial about the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that former presidents are immune from prosecution for official actions taken in the White House. While the case goes back to a lower court, Prof. Rozenshtein said the immediate impact is on the charges against Donald Trump regarding his actions on Jan. 6, 2021. “It seems highly unlikely that there will be an actual trial before the [Nov. 5] election.” Regarding presidential immunity, Prof. Rozenshtein said, “There is probably a very small core of powers for which the president is absolutely immune. I think that there is a pretty substantial scope of presidential authority for which the president doesn't have absolute immunity, but he gets pretty strong immunity,” and “the government will have to show that he was really intentionally and knowingly operating beyond any plausible understanding of what he was legally entitled to.” The problem “is how to specify those details.”