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Highlights from Supreme Court term: Rulings on Trump, regulation, abortion, guns and homelessness

By MARK SHERMAN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ended its term by ruling for the first time that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution, a decision that almost certainly means Donald Trump won’t stand trial before the November election. That closely watched ruling, which drew sharp dissent from the minority justices, was among a cluster of consequential opinions handed down in the court’s busy final few weeks. Here’s a look at the major cases the court decided this year. Presidential immunity Ruled for the first time that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution in a decision that extends the delay in Donald Trump’s trial in Washington on charges of election interference and all but rules out a trial before the November election.

 

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