Dissenting Justices Warn of 'Disastrous Consequences' for Democracy in Landmark Presidential Immunity Ruling, Raise Alarms That the President Is 'a King Above the Law'

Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Ketanji Brown Jackson, and Elena Kagan dissented from the majority opinion that granted former President Donald Trump some immunity from criminal prosecution. Sotomayor expressed concern that the President is seen as "a king above the law" and warned that the current majority's actions could have "disastrous consequences for the Presidency and our democracy." A legal historian said the dissents adopted a "darker tone" than usual Supreme Court dissents and strongly warned about the impacts of the new precedent.