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post: *SUPREME COURT PARTIALLY BACKS TRUMP ON IMMUNITY - BBG *U.S. SUPREME COURT THROWS OUT JUDICIAL DECISION THAT REJECTED DONALD TRUMP'S BID FOR IMMUNITY FROM FEDERAL PROSECUTION FOR 2020 ELECTION SUBVERSION - RTRS post: *HIGH COURT IMMUNITY RULING LIKELY TO FURTHER DELAY TRUMP TRIAL post: BREAKING: U.S. Supreme Court rules Donald Trump has presumptive immunity for official acts, no immunity for unofficial acts pic.twitter.com/lmPrK1iGw2 Supreme Court says Trump has some level of immunity for official acts in landmark ruling on presidential power The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that former President Donald Trump is entitled to some level of immunity from federal prosecution for official actions he took while in office, a landmark decision in the height of an election season that could further delay the start of his criminal trial in Washington, D.C. "We conclude that under our constitutional structure of separated powers, the nature of Presidential power requires that a former President have some immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts during his tenure in office. At least with respect to the President's exercise of his core constitutional powers, this immunity must be absolute. As for his remaining official actions, he is also entitled to immunity," Chief Justice John Roberts wrote. "At the current stage of proceedings in this case, however, we need not and do not decide whether that immunity must be absolute, or instead whether a presumptive immunity is sufficient."

Construction spending in the United States dropped by 0.1% in May compared to April's revised figure, amounting to $2,139.8 billion, the US Census Bureau said on Monday. ...