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On a special episode (first released on December 12, 2024) of The Excerpt podcast: A foundational principle of the U.S. Constitution is the idea that no one is above the law.
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Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
This decision also sets a dangerous precedent, freeing future presidents to act above the law when using their official powers.
—Steven Delco, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2025
This case demonstrates that no one is above the law.
—Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Dec. 2024
Add that to modern-day practices of the Justice Department not investigating a sitting president, and recent Supreme Court rulings on presidential immunity reinforce the notion that the president is above the law.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 10 Dec. 2024
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Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
This decision also sets a dangerous precedent, freeing future presidents to act above the law when using their official powers.
—Steven Delco, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2025
This case demonstrates that no one is above the law.
—Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Dec. 2024
Add that to modern-day practices of the Justice Department not investigating a sitting president, and recent Supreme Court rulings on presidential immunity reinforce the notion that the president is above the law.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Above the law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/above%20the%20law. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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