Schumer, in Effort To Reverse Supreme Court’s Immunity Decision, Will Unveil the ‘No Kings Act’

Congress has an obligation and the constitutional authority to check the Nine on its decision, Empire State solon avers.

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President Biden and Senator Schumer on March 2, 2023 at the Capitol. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

WASHINGTON — Senator Schumer will introduce legislation Thursday reaffirming that presidents do not have immunity for criminal actions, an attempt to reverse the Supreme Court’s landmark decision last month.

Mr. Schumer’s “No Kings Act” would attempt to invalidate the decision by declaring that presidents are not immune from criminal law and clarifying that Congress, not the Supreme Court, determines to whom federal criminal law is applied.

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