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An appeals court has officially rejected Trump’s argument that he should be immune from prosecution for actions he took while he was president. Now it’s up to the Supreme Court to decide whether it wants to weigh in on the matter, or whether it will decline and allow the trial to go forward. Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern review the high court’s options, and home in on the only good one left.

The Supreme Court is also hearing a separate Trump-related case this week—about Colorado’s decision to remove him from the presidential ballot. Smita Ghosh argues there’s a huge hole in Trump’s argument, and Alec Winshel asserts there’s just one way for the Supreme Court to keep Trump on the ballot and maintain its credibility.

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An appeals court has officially rejected Trump’s argument that he should be immune from prosecution for actions he took while he was president. Now it’s up to the Supreme Court to decide whether it wants to weigh in on the matter, or whether it will decline and allow the trial to go forward. Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern review the high court’s options, and home in on the only good one left.

The Supreme Court is also hearing a separate Trump-related case this week—about Colorado’s decision to remove him from the presidential ballot. Smita Ghosh argues there’s a huge hole in Trump’s argument, and Alec Winshel asserts there’s just one way for the Supreme Court to keep Trump on the ballot and maintain its credibility.

Nikki vs. “none of the above” 😅

Photos by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images and Jim Vondruska/Getty Images.

Nevada’s GOP nominating contest is deeply weird this year. There are … two of them?........

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