Donald Trump immunity from IRS audit shocks experts, who warn it could undermine trust in tax systemDonald Trump's tax probes have ended. The Internal Revenue Service agreed to drop all pending investigations into the former president's ta...
22 May, 2026, 03.54 PM IST
Trump’s $1.776 billion IRS settlement sparks debate as critics question legality of the compensation fundA major legal settlement involving Donald Trump and the IRS faces scrutiny. A $1.776 billion fund for alleged "weaponization" and a ban on ...
21 May, 2026, 07.27 AM IST
Is Donald Trump immune from criminal prosecution? This is what Supreme Court judges have saidThe US Supreme Court court discussed how to define the scope of presidential immunity. Seeking to draw a line between the president’s perso...
26 Apr, 2024, 10.08 AM IST
Prosecutors ask Supreme Court to reject Trump's immunity claim in election caseJack Smith, special counsel prosecuting Trump, emphasized the importance of justice and the rule of law in the unprecedented case before th...
09 Apr, 2024, 08.50 AM IST
Donald Trump asks Supreme Court for absolute immunity on election chargesFormer President Trump seeks Supreme Court immunity from 2020 election criminal charges, highlighting presidential independence. Court's de...
20 Mar, 2024, 06.47 AM IST
SC rules MPs and MLAs not immune from prosecution for briberyThe Supreme Court's recent ruling, overturning the immunity of MPs and MLAs from prosecution for accepting bribes, aligns with the principl...
05 Mar, 2024, 11.47 AM IST
Legislators not immune from prosecution for taking bribes for speech, vote in Houses: SCThe Supreme Court of India ruled that MPs and MLAs cannot claim immunity from prosecution on a charge of bribery. The court disagreed with ...
04 Mar, 2024, 11.52 PM IST
Bribes for vote case: SC overturns 1998 ruling, MP/MLAs to face criminal prosecutionOn Monday, a seven-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court overturned a 1998 ruling that granted lawmakers immunity from prosecution ...
04 Mar, 2024, 01.27 PM IST
US appeals court judges skeptical of Trump immunity claimTrump, the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, listened quietly to the arguments in front of a three-judge panel o...
10 Jan, 2024, 08.45 AM IST
Trump cases thrust US courts into the political frayTrump and his two eldest sons are accused of business fraud in New York for inflating the value of their real estate assets to receive more...
06 Jan, 2024, 08.19 PM IST
Defamatory speech in Parliament, Assembly not a crime, legislators have full freedom of speech: SCThe court ruled that an act of defamation on the floor of the House is not a crime. The proposition was put forward to defend JMM MLA Sita ...
06 Oct, 2023, 03.58 PM IST
Relief for Kotak Mahindra Bank; SC upholds immunity from penalty, prosecution for non-disclosure of lease rental incomeSetting aside the Karnataka High Court order that remanded the matter back to the commission to decide on the immunity from penalty and pro...
26 Sep, 2023, 07.53 PM IST
Kerala governor Sheila Dikshit's constitutional immunity from prosecution will be overKerala governor Sheila Dikshit's exit from office will end the constitutional immunity from prosecution that she enjoyed under Article 361.
28 Aug, 2014, 11.48 AM IST
Devyani Khobragade seeks dismissal of visa fraud case in US courtDevyani Khobragade has sought dismissal of the visa fraud case against her on the ground that the indictment was filed in a court here a da...
08 Feb, 2014, 12.10 PM IST
The curious case of Devyani Khobragade: India, US contradicting each otherImmunity ratione materiae covers individuals only in respect of acts that can be characterised as "official acts" or "acts performed in an ...
08 Jan, 2014, 06.03 AM IST
- President Asif Ali Zardari enjoys full immunity from prosecution: Lawyer
Asif Ali Zardari enjoys full immunity from prosecution in criminal cases in Pakistan and abroad, one of the country's top lawyers said.
18 Jan, 2012, 12.56 PM IST
- 'Whistle blowers' can face action, say legal experts
The three BJP MPs who alleged the UPA government’s allies tried to bribe them for supporting the trust vote could be prosecuted for breachi...
23 Jul, 2008, 01.30 AM IST