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The recent Supreme Court decisions eliminating Chevron deference and granting presidents all-but blanket immunity have prompted responses from Congress, both to support and invalidate the rulings.
In response to the High Court’s presidential immunity ruling, over 30 Democratic Senators joined Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and introduced a bill that would overturn the decision. The “No Kings Act” would reaffirm that the president is not immune from legal accountability and remove the Supreme Court’s jurisdiction to hear appeals related to presidential immunity from criminal law. The bill would clarify that Congress, not the Supreme Court,