Justices rule on Trump

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3, granting former President Donald Trump broad immunity from prosecution for official acts, delaying his Washington criminal case on charges related to the 2020 election, potentially affecting the upcoming election. This decision, along with rejecting efforts to bar Trump from the ballot, highlights the Court's influence on the election. While Trump is shielded from criminal liability for official acts, he remains accountable for unofficial acts, impacting civil lawsuits like the one filed by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law over the January 6 Capitol attack. Justice Amy Coney Barrett partially agreed with Justice Sonia Sotomayor's dissent, emphasizing that official acts can be evidence of a crime under certain circumstances, leaving lower courts to decide Trump's immunity regarding the Capitol riot.