Before he leaves the Oval Office in January, President Joe Biden wants to see Congress take up a constitutional amendment restoring criminal liability for U.S. presidents in response to the recent Supreme Court decision granting the chief executive broad immunity.
Several attorneys representing clients in front of the Supreme Court told Law Week about what the recent decisions mean for regulatory, housing, insurance, employment and copyright law.
The Supreme Court granted Trump broad immunity in his official capacity, but left it to the lower courts to decide the line between official and unofficial acts in many instances.
The U.S. Supreme Court held the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can draw money from the Federal Reserve without violating the appropriations clause.