Immunity vs. Accountability: 3rd Circuit Deliberates McIver Case
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.