A US federal appeals court gave the Supreme Court an easy off ramp if the justices want to stay out of a second dispute involving Donald Trump, this one centered on whether he’s immune from criminal prosecution for alleged election interference.
The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit did what it could to make the Supreme Court’s review less likely in issuing a straightforward, well-reasoned decision that’s written for a broad audience, legal scholars say.
“If this had been a hazard and sloppy opinion, I think the court would have felt like it needed to step in,” said ...
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