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Accessibility statementSkip to main content Democracy Dies in Darkness SubscribeSign in Advertisement Democracy Dies in Darkness Supreme Court RulingsTrump immunity Jan. 6 obstruction Chevron precedent Purdue Pharma settlement Supreme Court RulingsTrump immunity Jan. 6 obstruction Chevron precedent Purdue Pharma settlement The Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Monday, seen through fencing. (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades for The Washington Post) SUPREME COURT SAYS PRESIDENTS HAVE ‘ABSOLUTE’ IMMUNITY FOR CLEARLY OFFICIAL ACTS BUT NO IMMUNITY FOR UNOFFICIAL ACTS Updated July 1, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. EDT |Published July 1, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. EDT Listen 2 min Share Add to your saved stories Save The Supreme Court says presidents have “absolute” immunity for clearly official acts, but no immunity for unofficial acts. The high court’s 6-3 ruling along ideological lines sends the case back to the lower court to determine what acts alleged in Donald Trump’s indictment on charges of trying to subvert the 2020 election are official or unofficial. The ruling likely adds significant time and further appeals to the pending trial of the former president’s federal case in D.C. Key updates * What’s next for Trump’s D.C. trial and how does this impact his other cases? * Sotomayor blasts ‘presumptive’ immunity ruling as indefensible * Trump can’t be prosecuted for anything involving Justice Department Skip to end of carousel HERE'S WHAT TO KNOW: While the majority was emphatic that Trump’s discussions with Justice Department officials were shielded by presidential immunity, the high court said it was a closer call whether Trump had immunity when it came to his interactions with Vice President Mike Pence, and his public statements in the run-up to the Jan. 6, 2021 riot. Writing for the majority, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. said, the president “enjoys no immunity for his unofficial acts, and not everything the President does is official. The President is not above the law.” Justice Sonia Sotomayor in her dissent for the minority said the majority’s grant of immunity “reshapes the institution of the presidency” and “makes a mockery of the principle” that “no man is above the law.” Because the decision leaves it to the trial court to determine what is an official or unofficial acts by the then-president, it is highly unlikely that the 45th president will go to trial on charges of trying to subvert the 2020 election before voters cast ballots in this year’s presidential contest. We’ve tracked the biggest cases of this Supreme Court term — what the justices decided and why it matters. Take a look. 1/4 End of carousel Skip to end of carousel HERE'S WHAT TO KNOW While the majority was emphatic that Trump’s discussions with Justice Department officials were shielded by presidential immunity, the high court said it was a closer call whether Trump had immunity when it came to his interactions with Vice President Mike Pence, and his public statements in the run-up to the Jan. 6, 2021 riot. Writing for the majority, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. said, the president “enjoys no immunity for his unofficial acts, and not everything the President does is official. The President is not above the law.” Justice Sonia Sotomayor in her dissent for the minority said the majority’s grant of immunity “reshapes the institution of the presidency” and “makes a mockery of the principle” that “no man is above the law.” Because the decision leaves it to the trial court to determine what is an official or unofficial acts by the then-president, it is highly unlikely that the 45th president will go to trial on charges of trying to subvert the 2020 election before voters cast ballots in this year’s presidential contest. We’ve tracked the biggest cases of this Supreme Court term — what the justices decided and why it matters. Take a look. arrow leftarrow right End of carousel 🏛️ Follow Politics Follow LIVE COVERAGE CONTRIBUTORS 20 Scroll to the left WashingtonPost staff AnnMarimow SpencerHsu TobiRaji RachelWeiner AziPaybarah PerryStein EmmaUber CristianoLima-Strong WillOremus DevlinBarrett TomJackman CatZakrzewski DebbiWilgoren AaronSchaffer JustinJouvenal HollyBailey JMRieger MichaelCadenhead NickMourtoupalas Scroll to the right 4:29 p.m. EDT 4:29 p.m. EDT Advertisement Updates continue below advertisement 4:16 p.m. EDT 4:16 p.m. EDT Advertisement Updates continue below advertisement 4:00 p.m. EDT 4:00 p.m. EDT Advertisement Updates continue below advertisement 3:40 p.m. EDT 3:40 p.m. EDT Advertisement Updates continue below advertisement 3:19 p.m. EDT 3:19 p.m. EDT Supreme Court Cases 2024 Live updates continue below * Key takeaways from the Supreme Court term that upended Trump’s trial July 2, 2024 Key takeaways from the Supreme Court term that upended Trump’s trial July 2, 2024 * The major Supreme Court rulings of 2024 July 1, 2024 The major Supreme Court rulings of 2024 July 1, 2024 * What to know about presidential immunity after the Supreme Court ruling July 2, 2024 What to know about presidential immunity after the Supreme Court ruling July 2, 2024 View 3 more stories Advertisement Updates continue below advertisement 2:35 p.m. EDT 2:35 p.m. EDT Advertisement Updates continue below advertisement 2:15 p.m. EDT 2:15 p.m. EDT Advertisement Updates continue below advertisement 1:48 p.m. EDT 1:48 p.m. EDT Advertisement Updates continue below advertisement 1:14 p.m. EDT 1:14 p.m. EDT 1:06 p.m. EDT 1:06 p.m. EDT 12:57 p.m. EDT 12:57 p.m. EDT 12:56 p.m. EDT Key update 12:56 p.m. EDT 12:43 p.m. EDT 12:43 p.m. EDT 12:30 p.m. EDT 12:30 p.m. EDT 12:27 p.m. EDT 12:27 p.m. EDT 12:17 p.m. EDT Key update 12:17 p.m. EDT 12:16 p.m. EDT 12:16 p.m. EDT 12:15 p.m. EDT 12:15 p.m. EDT 12:09 p.m. EDT 12:09 p.m. EDT 12:08 p.m. EDT 12:08 p.m. EDT 12:07 p.m. EDT 12:07 p.m. EDT 12:05 p.m. EDT 12:05 p.m. EDT 11:49 a.m. EDT 11:49 a.m. EDT 11:49 a.m. EDT 11:49 a.m. EDT 11:42 a.m. EDT 11:42 a.m. EDT 11:40 a.m. EDT 11:40 a.m. EDT 11:39 a.m. EDT 11:39 a.m. EDT 11:38 a.m. EDT 11:38 a.m. EDT 11:35 a.m. EDT 11:35 a.m. EDT 11:35 a.m. EDT 11:35 a.m. EDT 11:32 a.m. EDT Key update 11:32 a.m. EDT 11:30 a.m. EDT 11:30 a.m. EDT 11:26 a.m. EDT 11:26 a.m. EDT 11:18 a.m. EDT 11:18 a.m. EDT 11:14 a.m. EDT 11:14 a.m. EDT 11:13 a.m. EDT 11:13 a.m. EDT 11:12 a.m. EDT 11:12 a.m. EDT 11:10 a.m. EDT 11:10 a.m. EDT 11:07 a.m. EDT 11:07 a.m. EDT 11:06 a.m. EDT 11:06 a.m. EDT 11:05 a.m. EDT 11:05 a.m. EDT 11:04 a.m. EDT 11:04 a.m. EDT 11:03 a.m. EDT 11:03 a.m. EDT 10:59 a.m. EDT 10:59 a.m. EDT 10:59 a.m. EDT 10:59 a.m. EDT 10:55 a.m. EDT 10:55 a.m. EDT 10:50 a.m. EDT 10:50 a.m. EDT 10:50 a.m. EDT 10:50 a.m. EDT 10:48 a.m. EDT 10:48 a.m. EDT 10:48 a.m. EDT 10:48 a.m. EDT 10:44 a.m. EDT 10:44 a.m. EDT 10:43 a.m. EDT Key update 10:43 a.m. EDT 10:41 a.m. EDT 10:41 a.m. EDT 10:30 a.m. EDT Key update 10:30 a.m. EDT 10:25 a.m. EDT Key update 10:25 a.m. EDT 10:18 a.m. EDT 10:18 a.m. EDT 10:13 a.m. EDT 10:13 a.m. EDT 10:13 a.m. EDT REPORTING FROM THE SUPREME COURT 10:13 a.m. EDT 10:05 a.m. EDT REPORTING FROM THE SUPREME COURT 10:05 a.m. EDT 9:57 a.m. EDT REPORTING FROM THE SUPREME COURT 9:57 a.m. EDT 9:54 a.m. EDT 9:54 a.m. EDT 9:49 a.m. EDT 9:49 a.m. EDT 9:45 a.m. EDT Key update 9:45 a.m. EDT 9:40 a.m. EDT Key update 9:40 a.m. EDT 9:29 a.m. EDT 9:29 a.m. EDT 9:17 a.m. EDT 9:17 a.m. EDT 9:10 a.m. EDT 9:10 a.m. EDT 8:58 a.m. EDT Key update 8:58 a.m. EDT 8:47 a.m. EDT 8:47 a.m. EDT 8:39 a.m. EDT 8:39 a.m. EDT 8:25 a.m. EDT 8:25 a.m. EDT 8:12 a.m. EDT Key update 8:12 a.m. EDT 8:00 a.m. EDT 8:00 a.m. EDT 7:58 a.m. EDT 7:58 a.m. EDT 7:55 a.m. EDT 7:55 a.m. EDT Share Supreme Court Cases 2024 HAND CURATED * Key takeaways from the Supreme Court term that upended Trump’s trial July 2, 2024 Key takeaways from the Supreme Court term that upended Trump’s trial July 2, 2024 * The major Supreme Court rulings of 2024 July 1, 2024 The major Supreme Court rulings of 2024 July 1, 2024 * What to know about presidential immunity after the Supreme Court ruling July 2, 2024 What to know about presidential immunity after the Supreme Court ruling July 2, 2024 View 3 more stories NewsletterWeekdays Early Brief The Washington Post's essential guide to power and influence in D.C. 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