Immunity vs. Accountability: 3rd Circuit Deliberates McIver Case
TL;DR
A 3rd Circuit panel wrestles with whether Rep. LaMonica McIver’s alleged assault of federal officers can be shielded by the Constitution’s speech-or-debate immunity and whether the Trump-era DOJ is pursuing the case as selective prosecution, signaling the tension between congressional immunity and accountability as a trial looms over the Newark incident outside Delaney Hall.
Topics:nationpolitics#3rd-circuit#delaney-hall-detention-facility#lamonica-mciver#politics#selective-prosecution#speech-or-debate-clause
- Judges wrestle with Rep. LaMonica McIver's claims of immunity and being targeted by Trump administration Politico
- Pregnant and Running for Re-election, a Democrat Faces U.S. Prosecution The New York Times
- Rep. LaMonica McIver to face appeals court in federal assault case New Jersey Monitor
- Lawyers for Rep. LaMonica McIver force judges to weigh the limits of congressional immunity CNN
- N.J. rep faces 17 years in jail. Democrats call the charges ‘wrong, unconstitutional and un-American’ NJ.com
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