A Future Supreme Court Could Revisit Trump’s Immunity RulingTrump’s Immunity Shield Could Face a Future TestOverturning Trump’s Immunity Ruling Would Take a Real Case
A future Supreme Court majority could overturn its 2024 presidential-immunity ruling, but it would need a case before it. A pending appeal of Donald Trump’s New York hush money conviction could raise a related issue.A future Democratic-appointed Supreme Court majority could reconsider the 2024 ruling that gave presidents immunity for certain official conduct. Trump’s pending New York appeal may offer a route to revisit it.A future Supreme Court could reverse the 2024 presidential-immunity decision, but only through a case before it. Trump’s New York appeal raises a narrower issue, and prosecution would face major legal obstacles.