Even though the US Supreme Court will decide later this spring whether presidents possess absolute immunity from criminal charges, New York Judge Juan Merchan properly rejected former President Donald Trump’s claim of immunity to delay his impending hush money payments trial.

While Friday’s ruling seems like a significant setback for Trump, it more likely will end up as a defeat for the legal system. So far, the prosecutions of Trump have been followed by an increase in his support and a decline in public trust in the legal process, at least among Republicans.

Legal and medical experts from the University of Nevada Las Vegas are discussing the implications of medical aid in dying.

A University of Nevada Las Vegas conference aims to discuss "lessons learned" from U.S. states and other countries that allow medical aid in dying.

Justices will likely have to rule on whether 14th Amendment’s banning insurrectionists from office applies to former president

Trump’s attorneys filed a complaint in the Michigan Court of Claims on Tuesday seeking to bar Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson from disqualifying him from the 2024 presidential ballot.

On Wednesday, six Colorado voters and the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a lawsuit in state court to prevent former President Donald Trump from running for the presidency next year. 

Former President Donald Trump’s surrender to the authorities in Georgia Thursday on charges of racketeering, forgery, false statements and other crimes, as well as his three previous arraignments in separate criminal probes, reflects an important reality: Trump allegedly violated the law on many occasions, and he should be held accountable through criminal prosecutions. Indeed, it is essential to bring Trump to justice for his assaults on the electoral process.